# Accident 20150806012699A: Cessna 182F, Montecito, CA, August 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2015, 22:10 local time
- Place: Montecito, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6444° N, 119.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6444&lon=-119.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5738F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738F-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182F (registry code 2072714, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150806012699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THIS FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATED AT SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT ?SBP? ON 08/06/2015 WITH PALOMAR AIRPORT ?CRQ? AS THE DESTINATION.  PILOT CONTACTED POINT MUGU CONTROL AT 0450 ZULU 08/07/2015  DESCRIBING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OF OIL ON WINDSHIELD, REQUESTING A VECTOR TO SBA. VECTOR WAS PROVIDED BY POINT MUGU CONTROL.  SHORTLY AFTER A MAYDAY CALL WAS HEARD ON EMERGENCY CHANNEL AND NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA236), Aug 7, 2015: Cessna 182F (N5738F), Montecito, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Oil starvation that led to the failure of the No. 5 connecting rod and a subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N5738F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740714027689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714027689A), Jul 14, 1974: Cessna 182F (N5738F), Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. Plt decided to make ldg on marginal strip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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