# NTSB Accident ERA21LA188
> **CESSNA A188** · 2021-04-15 · Dover, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA188
- **Event ID:** 20210419102935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-04-15
- **Location:** Dover, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.323786, -77.366447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** A188
- **Registration:** N731TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to a shift of a crankshaft main bearing, which resulted in a lack of lubrication and subsequent overheating and failure of the engine crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the hard touchdown during the forced landing.

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