# Accident 20240518006759A: Cessna 177, Selma, AL, May 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2024, 20:15 local time
- Place: Selma, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0000° N, 86.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0000&lon=-86.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3268T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3268T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518006759A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENROUTE FROM THE DFW AREA TO MGM, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY.  THE SUDDEN OIL PRESSURE LOSS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY HEAT WITH A CORRESPONDING SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO SELMA AIRPORT ( CRAIG FIELD).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF-FIELD APPROXIAMTELY 1 MILE FROM THE SELMA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE LIMB AND WAS FORCED DOWN INTO A OPEN FIELD.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT INJURIES AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA24LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA222), May 19, 2024: Cessna 177 (N3268T), Selma, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Insufficient lubrication of the engine’s internal components, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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