# NTSB Accident ERA22LA392
> **CESSNA 172N** · 2022-08-30 · Gates Mills, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA392
- **Event ID:** 20220830105833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-08-30
- **Location:** Gates Mills, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.556838, -81.40834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N204BE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The instructor pilot’s decision to perform an inflight magneto check with no suitable area to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly perform a magneto check that resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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