# NTSB MIA78FA037: Cessna 402B, N8210Q, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1978
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8210Q-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 402B0390 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780201006159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201006159A), Feb 1, 1978: Cessna 402CESSNA, Tuscaloosa, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rwy 4 also has sequential flasher and steady burner type approachhts.

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.

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