# NTSB Accident ATL97LA104
> **Cessna 177RG** · 1997-07-16 · KNOXVILLE, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA104
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08298
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-16
- **Location:** KNOXVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.100269, -87.630355
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N52120
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure the oil filler cap was secured during his preflight inspection, and loss of engine oil (oil exhaustion), which resulted in subsequent engine failure.  A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a successful forced landing.

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