# NTSB Accident ANC96LA103
> **Cessna 172XP** · 1996-07-21 · KENAI, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA103
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06138
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-21
- **Location:** KENAI, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.660331, -150.900894
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172XP
- **Registration:** N736LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to seized piston connecting rod bearings, and subsequent failure of the piston connecting rod cap and fracture of the piston connecting rod.  A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven emergency landing site.

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