Cessna 172H N2633L
8 November 1982 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 November 1982 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N2633L, operated by Greenville Flying Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Birmingham Muni (BHM)
- Coordinates
- 33.5707, -86.7107
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172H
- Registration
- N2633L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Greenville Flying Club, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Meridian → Knoxville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA027
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT MADE A HARD OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER LOSS OF POWER. HE HAD USED A PROLONGED SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THEN HE COULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON LEFT TANK. LEFT TANK HAD LESS THAN TWO GALLONS OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1982 | Grumman G164B | Opp, Alabama, United States | Robert Dirk Merrill | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-25 | Red Level, Alabama, United States | Charles Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Smith Mini | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Al Huff | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182B | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Jerry T. Montgomery | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft C24R | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Society Hill, Alabama, United States | James H. Morris | No injuries | - |