# NTSB Accident WPR13FA289
> **CESSNA P337H** · 2013-06-24 · San Luis Obispo, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA289
- **Event ID:** 20130624X75157
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-24
- **Location:** San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.250556, -120.665832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** P337H
- **Registration:** N337LJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power from the rear engine for reasons that could not be determined because of the postimpact thermal damage to the engine. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known deficiency, his failure to abort the takeoff during the ground roll, his failure to follow the correct emergency procedures following the loss of power, and his lack of experience in multiengine airplanes and the specific airplane make and model.

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