# Accident 19840831045129A: Cessna 402C, Albertville, AL, August 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1984, 08:10 local time
- Place: Albertville, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2599° N, 86.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2599&lon=-86.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55LP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55LP-1984-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831045129A

## Narrative

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

WENT BELOW MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE WITHOUT LANDING MINIMUM, OFF FINAL APPROACH COURSE, IMPACTED TREES.

## 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 ATL84FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA274), Aug 31, 1984: Cessna 402C (N55LP), Albertville, AL, destroyed, 2 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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