- Date
- January 3, 1986, 18:03 local (Jan 4, 1986, 00:03 UTC)
- Place
- Talladega, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2407SCessna T337B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860103000409A
- Case key
- 6917
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during the final approach to landing. The light conditions were dark, skies were clear and winds were calm. Prior to the accident, the plt had landed and visited the FBO from where the acft was recently purchased to correct some avionic disagreements. The visit was brief and the plt was said to have been upset at the time of departure. Medical findings on the plt confirmed a condition evident of hypertension. The plt had been taking medication for high blood pressure since 9/84. There was no evidence of medication in the plt's system at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2407S
- Reported as
- Cessna T337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0707
- Airframe hours
- 1,914
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-A/B, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.Leonard Mizell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 15, 1985 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- TCL · Tuscaloosa, AL
- Destination
- ASN · Talladega, AL
- Airport
- ASN · Talladega, runway 3, 6,002 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,544 total · 49 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 56 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ANB, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.