# Accident 19780201006159A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1978
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 33.2206° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2206&lon=-87.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8210Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8210Q-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201006159A

## Narrative

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

RWY 4 ALSO HAS SEQUENTIAL FLASHER AND STEADY BURNER TYPE APPROACHHTS.

## 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 MIA78FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA037), Feb 1, 1978: Cessna 402B (N8210Q), Tuscaloosa, 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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