# NTSB Accident MIA99LA234
> **Bellanca 17-30A** · 1999-08-23 · ROBBINS, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA99LA234
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19599
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-23
- **Location:** ROBBINS, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.319389, -84.570693
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 17-30A
- **Registration:** N42VB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to failure of maintenance personnel to assure that the thru bolt nut at the Nos. 2 and 3 cylinders was adequately torqued following removal and replacement of the No. 3 cylinder approximately 328 hours earlier.  Also, the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.  A factor in the accident was the operation of the airplane by the owner exceeding the recommended oil change intervals.

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