# NTSB Accident LAX07LA236
> **Cessna R172K** · 2007-08-02 · Goleta, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX07LA236
- **Event ID:** 20070806X01116
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-08-02
- **Location:** Goleta, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.45861, -120.055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N458BJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The oil starvation and failure of the number one piston connecting rod and bearing that was due to the fragmentation of the number 2 main bearing, which then obstructed the engine oil pickup tube and restricted the flow of oil through the engine.

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