- Date
- February 1, 1978
- Place
- Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8210QCessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780201006159A
- Case key
- 158620
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0331 78/2/1 NR.TUSCALOOSA,AL CESSNA 402B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 7000 TIME - 2022 N8210Q PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTGOMERY,AL TUSCALOOSA,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 37 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 4 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- RWY 4 ALSO HAS SEQUENTIAL FLASHER AND STEADY BURNER TYPE APPROACH LIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8210Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tuscaloosa Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.