# NTSB Accident LAX02FA056
> **Cessna 172N** · 2001-12-25 · SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX02FA056
- **Event ID:** 20020103X00014
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-25
- **Location:** SAN CLEMENTE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.342224, -117.527221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N738BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to a loss of magneto to engine timing resulting from stress corrosion crack induced fracture, and separation of the magneto impulse coupling spring.

---
*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX02FA056) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*