# Accident 19821209062939A: Cessna R182, Huntsville, AL, December 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1982, 17:32 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Madison Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4718S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4718S-2003-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821209062939A

## Narrative

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

CONFUSED PILOT NEEDED EXTRA HELP IN LOCATING PROPER AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK TREES ON FINAL. LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA057), Dec 9, 1982: Cessna 182B (N4718S), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

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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