# Accident 19830403013079A: Cessna 175, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2206° N, 87.6114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2206&lon=-87.6114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7588M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7588M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 415 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830403013079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK BUT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN SOFT MUD. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. LEAKY FUEL CAPS

## 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 ATL83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA148), Apr 3, 1983: Cessna 175 (N7588M), Tuscaloosa, 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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