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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Battle Creek, MI · November 2, 2006

Date: November 2, 2006 · 13:50 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9408B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07FA016
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Continental GO300D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total

N9408BRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2013 · Cessna 175S/N 55208 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) This FAR part 91, accident occurred at 1350 EST on November 2, 2006. The Cessna 175, N9408B, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during an emergency landing. The aircraft lost oil pressure and had oil on the windshield during cruise near Battle Creek, Michigan. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated at huron county memorial airport, near bad axe, Michigan, about 1130, headed for an airport near chicago, Illinois VMC weather conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS FAR PART 91, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1350 EST ON NOVEMBER 2, 2006. THE CESSNA 175, N9408B, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE AND HAD OIL ON THE WINDSHIELD DURING CRUISE NEAR BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HURON COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NEAR BAD AXE, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 1130, HEADED FOR AN AIRPORT NEAR CHICAGO, ILLINOIS VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07FA016Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBattle Creek, MIA loss of engine power while in cruise flight due to an oil leak from the nose seal of the reduction gear case. Contributing to the accident were the oil leak, the pilot's reduced visibility out the windscreen, and rising terrain.Nov 2, 2006 · Substantial damage