# NTSB Accident IAD97LA008
> **Cessna 172** · 1996-10-13 · GERMANTOWN, KY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06905
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-13
- **Location:** GERMANTOWN, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.6501, -83.960189
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N8299U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

improper maintenance with the installation of an improper oil ring on the number four piston, which led to failure of both the ring and pistion, oil starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power.

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