# NTSB Accident CHI07FA016
> **Cessna 175** · 2006-11-02 · Battle Creek, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07FA016
- **Event ID:** 20061107X01620
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-11-02
- **Location:** Battle Creek, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.413887, -85.12722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 175
- **Registration:** N9408B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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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