# NTSB Accident IAD97GA054
> **Schweizer 269C** · 1997-03-20 · CLEVELAND, OH, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97GA054
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07559
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-20
- **Location:** CLEVELAND, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.519775, -81.680557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N892CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The engine failure from the rod cap bolt being sheared and the separation of the number two cylinder separating from the crankcase.

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