# NTSB Accident LAX98LA214
> **Cessna 172** · 1998-06-27 · FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA214
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10367
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-27
- **Location:** FLAGSTAFF, AZ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N7188A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Oil system contamination with an unidentified metal substance that traveled through the oil system and blocked the number 4 main bearing and number 6 connecting rod bearing oil ports, resulting in oil starvation and failure of the engine.  The source of the contamination is undetermined.

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