# NTSB Accident ATL05TA055
> **Cessna T-41B** · 2005-03-03 · Sparta, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05TA055
- **Event ID:** 20050309X00284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-03
- **Location:** Sparta, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.05611, -85.530555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** T-41B
- **Registration:** N14449
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Improper installation of the timing reference plug by other maintenance personnel, which resulted in oil starvation, and the loss of engine power.

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