# Accident 20241204021229A: Cessna 172P, Elberton, GA, December 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elberton, GA
- Airport: Elbert County-Patz Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0954° N, 82.8175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELBERT COUNTY-PATZ FLD (EBA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0954&lon=-82.8175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N161GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241204021229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO OIL LEAK AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD 4 MILES EAST OF EBA. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE THREADS FAILED IN THE CRANKCASE WHERE THE OIL PRESSURE FITTING IS ATTACHED CAUSING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE. A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT IS BEING GENERATED FOR THE ENGINE AS IT WAS ON IT'S THIRD FLIGHT AFTER OVERHAUL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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