# NTSB Accident CHI03LA082
> **Cessna 172H** · 2003-03-08 · Callao, MO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA082
- **Event ID:** 20030314X00336
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-03-08
- **Location:** Callao, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.75, -92.633331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172H
- **Registration:** N275SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the erosion of the number 2 piston, resulting in loss of compression on that cylinder.  Contributing factors were the tailwind, the muddy runway condition, and the roadway and ditch.

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