# NTSB CEN27LA008: Cessna 175A, N6741E, Hastings, MI, October 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 8, 2026, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Hastings, MI · Hastings Airport (42.663306, -85.345753)
- Coordinates: 42.663306, -85.345753 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6633&lon=-85.3458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA008
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203976/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA008

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6741E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6741E), registered now, S/N 56241, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Registry model: [Cessna 175A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (registry code 2072504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 56241
- Year built: 1959
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Integrating Aviation & Ministry
- Registered owner: Integrating Aviation & Ministry
- Destination: Y70, Ionia, MI
- Airport: 9D9

## 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

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.

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