# NTSB Accident CHI96LA270
> **Geide SPORT-A** · 1996-08-04 · SLATER, MO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA270
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06438
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-04
- **Location:** SLATER, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.219005, -93.060852
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Geide
- **Model:** SPORT-A
- **Registration:** N1033B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of a #2 connecting rod bolt, which led to a jammed connecting rod and subsequent overload separation of the #2 cylinder.  A factor relating to the accident was: lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.

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