# NTSB Accident ERA21LA261
> **CESSNA 172** · 2021-06-18 · Jupiter, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA261
- **Event ID:** 20210621103301
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-06-18
- **Location:** Jupiter, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.9675, -80.154722
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2797E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the improper service and subsequent inadequate inspection of the single-drive, dual magneto, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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