# NTSB Accident FTW98LA198
> **Cessna 172N** · 1998-04-25 · PARKER, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA198
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09870
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-04-25
- **Location:** PARKER, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.500358, -104.759643
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N6356D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a fractured #1 exhaust valve rocker arm stud, which subsequently resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing.  The lack of suitable terrain in the forced landing area was a related factor.

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