# NTSB Accident WPR15FA236
> **CESSNA 182F** · 2015-08-07 · Montecito, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15FA236
- **Event ID:** 20150807X41741
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-08-07
- **Location:** Montecito, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.644443, -119.538887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182F
- **Registration:** N5738F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Oil starvation that led to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod and a subsequent loss of engine power.

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