# NTSB Accident SEA97LA195
> **Cessna 170** · 1997-08-24 · ELK CITY, ID, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA195
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08754
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-24
- **Location:** ELK CITY, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.799133, -115.509841
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N3964V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Oil starvation of the engine due to undetermined reasons, which led to the failure and separation of a main bearing and a connecting rod.  A factor contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a successful forced landing.

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