# NTSB Accident CHI08LA230
> **CESSNA 172RG** · 2008-08-02 · Tomahawk, WI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08LA230
- **Event ID:** 20080814X01246
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-02
- **Location:** Tomahawk, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.469444, -89.467224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N6520R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to a loss of all of the engine's oil as a result of the safety wire on the governor idler gear shaft's oil plug breaking, leading to the oil plug coming unscrewed. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a suitable area for a forced landing.

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