Cessna 175 accident near Battle Creek, MI
On November 2, 2006, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Battle Creek, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 2, 2006
- Place
- Battle Creek, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.414°N, 85.127°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061107X01620
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 2, 2006, about 1354 eastern standard time, a Cessna 175, N9408B, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing following a reported loss of oil pressure during cruise near Battle Creek, Michigan. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Huron County Memorial Airport (BAX), near Bad Axe, Michigan, about 1130, and was destined for an airport in the Chicago, Illinois, area. About 1351, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers near Kalamazoo, Michigan received an emergency radio call on the emergency frequency from a person representing call sign N9408B. The controllers contacted N9408B and the pilot responded back that oil was on the airplane's windshield and that oil pressure was zero. The airplane was given a heading for the W. K. Kellogg Airport (BTL), near Battle Creek, Michigan. The pilot was asked if he could maintain altitude and he responded "no." The pilot advised that he was going to land in a field. Air traffic controllers alerted crash, fire, and rescue personnel of the airplane's location. About 1354, another airplane overhead reported that they picked up a signal from an emergency locator transmitter (ELT). PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with a lighter-than-air free balloon rating and he held private pilot airplane
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 windscreen, and rising terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
