# NTSB CHI74DEM49: Cessna 310I, N8155M, Battle Creek, MI, March 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1974
- Place: Battle Creek, MI · BATTLE CREEK, MI
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0724  74/3/28    BATTLE CREEK,MICH   CESSNA 310I         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 479
        TIME - 1350                    N8155M              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLOGG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                BATTLE CREEK,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          FREEZING RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- NO ICE PROTECTIVE SYS FOR WINDSHIELD,HORIZONTAL OR VERT STABILIZERS.LGT TO MODERATE ICING FCSTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8155M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8155M-2017-06-20), registration cancelled 2017-06-20, S/N 310I0155, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310I
- Registry model: [Cessna 310I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310i) (registry code 2074224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kellogg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740328006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740328006699A), Mar 28, 1974: Cessna 310I, Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. No ice protective sys for windshield,horizontal or vert stabilizers. Lgt to moderate icing fcstd.

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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