# Accident 20061102028809A: Cessna 175, Battle Creek, MI, November 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2006, 13:50 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4139° N, 85.1272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4139&lon=-85.1272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408B-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061102028809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA016), Nov 2, 2006: Cessna 175 (N9408B), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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