# NTSB Accident ATL05CA122
> **Aeronca C3** · 2005-07-04 · Summerville, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL05CA122
- **Event ID:** 20050803X01149
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-07-04
- **Location:** Summerville, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.060832, -80.223609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aeronca
- **Model:** C3
- **Registration:** N14532
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The maintenance personnel failure to secure the intake valve adjustment jam nut which resulted in excessive valve clearance, and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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