# Accident 19860103000409A: Cessna T337B, Talladega, AL, January 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1986, 18:03 local time
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Airport: Talladega Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4302° N, 86.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4302&lon=-86.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2407S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2407S-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337B (registry code 2075707, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T337B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,544 total, 49 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860103000409A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO LOW AND STRUCK TREES ON A QUARTER MILE FINAL. VASI LIGHTS AVAILABLE. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ATL86FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA055), Jan 4, 1986: Cessna T337B (N2407S), Talladega, 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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