# NTSB Accident LAX89LA048
> **CESSNA 182L** · 1988-11-12 · PAGE, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA048
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27282
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-11-12
- **Location:** PAGE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.680728, -111.409919
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182L
- **Registration:** N42908
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER PISTON, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, INITIATING AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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