# Accident 20230414014609A: Cessna 177RG, Crestview, FL, April 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2023, 13:42 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Destin Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8389° N, 86.4984° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8389&lon=-86.4984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7542V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7542V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230414014609A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT HAD BEEN OPERATING AT AN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT NORTH OF KCEW.  WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY OTHER INDICATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPEREINCED EXTREME VIBRATION FROM ENGINE. CONCERNED THE ENGINE WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GIVEN DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA197), Apr 14, 2023: Cessna 177RG (N7542V), Crestview, FL, substantial damage. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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