# NTSB Accident ERA23LA197
> **CESSNA 177RG** · 2023-04-14 · Crestview, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23LA197
- **Event ID:** 20230417107067
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-04-14
- **Location:** Crestview, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.838887, -86.498368
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 177RG
- **Registration:** N7542V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to the loosening and separation of the No. 1 connecting rod cap nuts in flight, resulting in catastrophic internal engine damage.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner’s failure to comply with the engine manufacturer’s service instruction on engine overhaul intervals.

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