# NTSB Accident MIA00LA215
> **Cessna 172L** · 2000-07-10 · BEAUFORT, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA215
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21545
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-10
- **Location:** BEAUFORT, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.720535, -76.649719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172L
- **Registration:** N3875Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 4 cylinder connecting rod during the first flight following engine overhaul for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain.

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