# NTSB Accident CHI05CA074
> **Cessna 177RG** · 2005-02-26 · Fargo, ND, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05CA074
- **Event ID:** 20050328X00369
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-26
- **Location:** Fargo, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.920555, -96.815834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N1623H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The mechanic's improper installation of the oil filter canister base gasket, which resulted in an oil leak and the separation of the connecting rod due to oil starvation.  Factors to the accident were the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing, the tailwind condition, the light pole, and the vehicle.

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