# NTSB Accident CEN15LA416
> **CESSNA R172** · 2015-09-17 · College Station, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA416
- **Event ID:** 20150917X83014
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-17
- **Location:** College Station, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.588611, -96.363891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172
- **Registration:** N180CM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 1 connecting rod. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer’s exclusion of the accident engine (by serial number) in a revision of a service bulletin.

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