Accident: Cessna 182F
Aug 7, 2015 · Montecito, CA
NTSB numberWPR15FA236Event id20150807X41741
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
Oil starvation that led to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod and a subsequent loss of engine power.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182F
- Registration
- N5738F
- Year built
- 1963
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)20 nm (37 km) south-west
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