# NTSB Accident ERA15LA338
> **CESSNA R172** · 2015-09-03 · Cresskill, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA338
- **Event ID:** 20150903X34535
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-03
- **Location:** Cresskill, NJ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.935832, -73.95861
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172
- **Registration:** N758DK
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts during installation of the engine cylinders, which resulted in the loosening of the components, loss of lubrication, failure of the crankshaft, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

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