# Accident 19740123003799A: Cessna 182J, Birmingham, AL, January 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1974
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3532F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532F-1974-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740123003799A

## Narrative

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

VECTORS FOR ILS APCH.PLT DSCNDD BLO ASSIGNED ALT.PLT TIME FM MED CERT 8/73.NO INSTRUMENT RATING.

## 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 MIA74AM061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM061), Jan 23, 1974: Cessna 182J (N3532F), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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