CEN27LA008

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175A · Hastings, MI · October 8, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 8, 2026, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Hastings, MI · Hastings Airport (42.663306, -85.345753)
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6741ECessna 175A
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Central Region
Parties
FAA
Case key
203976

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N6741E
Reported as
Cessna 175A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
56241
Built
1959
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Integrating Aviation & Ministry
Registered owner
Integrating Aviation & Ministry
Destination
Y70 · Ionia, MI
Airport
9D9

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Wind
290° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
63 °F, dew point 48 °F
Altimeter
30.04 inHg
Observed at
KGRR, 15 nm away
METAR
METAR KGRR 081453Z 29006KT 10SM FEW250 17/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01670089 51019