# NTSB Accident MIA98LA242
> **Cessna 177RG** · 1998-09-05 · COVINGTON, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA98LA242
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-05
- **Location:** COVINGTON, GA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N2679V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

slippage of the No. 3 connecting rod bearing resulting in blockage of the oil port, oil starvation, and subsequent connecting rod failure.  A factor was the fence.

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