# Accident 19870725038679A: Cessna R182, Calera, AL, July 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1987, 06:45 local time
- Place: Calera, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1007° N, 86.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1007&lon=-86.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737ZZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737ZZ) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870725038679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB. NO FUEL. FORCED LANDING. SWITCH NOT TURNED OFF. ENGINE RESTARTED. STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO 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 ATL87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA224), Jul 25, 1987: Cessna R182 (N737ZZ), Calera, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N737ZZ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880810042339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810042339I), Aug 10, 1988: Cessna R182 (N737ZZ), Miamisburg, OH, Minor damage. PIC retracted nose gear instead of flaps. Aircraft settled during landing roll with main gear down, nose gear up.
- [Incident 19880527045229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527045229I), May 27, 1988: Cessna R182 (N737ZZ), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Student landed short of threshold. CFI took controls but elevator hit a runway light on go around.

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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