# NTSB Accident CEN12LA524
> **CESSNA 177B** · 2012-08-07 · Carthage, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA524
- **Event ID:** 20120807X31724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-08-07
- **Location:** Carthage, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.176109, -94.298614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177B
- **Registration:** N17201
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power during a low-level aerial observation flight as the result of the wearing of the rocker arm tip due to a thin carburized case layer, which resulted in a forced landing.

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