# Accident 20060405005919A: Waco EQC6, Battle Creek, MI, April 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2006, 16:34 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3072° N, 85.2514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3072&lon=-85.2514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16214, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco EQC-6 (registry code 9600644, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-eqc-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 760E-2 (registry code 67011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO EQC6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060405005919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 31 THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA106), Apr 5, 2006: Waco EQC-6 (N16214), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The maintenance facility failed to properly install and inspect the rudder cable system resulting in the reversed rudder condition which made directional control not possible during the aborted…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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