# NTSB Accident CHI08CA079
> **Cessna 172RG** · 2008-02-08 · Litchfield, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA079
- **Event ID:** 20080321X00356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-08
- **Location:** Litchfield, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.256389, -89.614997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N4726V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional low altitude flight and his failure to maintain clearance from the static wire.  Contributing to the accident were the static wire, the partial loss of engine power due to propeller vibration, and the muddy field in which the forced landing was made.

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