# NTSB Accident SEA03FA026
> **Cessna 172K** · 2003-01-14 · Gig Harbor, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA03FA026
- **Event ID:** 20030115X00068
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-01-14
- **Location:** Gig Harbor, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.331111, -122.58889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172K
- **Registration:** N1909V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power in the climb due to the fracture of the number seven engine crankshaft cheek due to the propagation of a fatigue crack initiation point.  Factors include a vehicle pulling onto the road that the pilot selected for his forced emergency landing.

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