# Accident 19871122066549A: Cessna 182C, Hazel Green, AL, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Hazel Green, AL
- Airport: Hazel Green Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9209° N, 86.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9209&lon=-86.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8504T-1990-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 36 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122066549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE TURNING LOW FINAL FOR NIGHT LANDING. LACKED RECENT NIGHT TIME AND INATTENATIVE TO ALTITUDE.

## 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 ATL88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA042), Nov 23, 1987: Cessna 182C (N8504T), Hazel Green, 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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