# NTSB Accident IAD96LA043
> **Cessna 177A** · 1996-02-17 · SIDNEY, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05267
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-17
- **Location:** SIDNEY, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.279811, -84.160163
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177A
- **Registration:** N30422
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in subsequent loss of engine power during cruise flight.  A factor relating to the accident was: rough terrain in the emergency landing area.

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