# NTSB Accident CEN18LA276
> **Beech V35** · 2018-07-17 · Katy, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA276
- **Event ID:** 20180717X82154
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-07-17
- **Location:** Katy, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.868055, -95.794998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** V35
- **Registration:** N228Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to remove a paper towel from the engine during recent maintenance, which resulted in oil starvation, the failure of a connecting rod, and a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent total loss of engine power.

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