Cessna 402 crash, Feb 1, 1978 (1 killed), Tuscaloosa Alabama
Cessna 402 accident on February 1, 1978 near Tuscaloosa Alabama, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Collision with trees after the pilot misjudged...
- Date: February 1, 1978
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Tuscaloosa Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Collision with trees after the pilot misjudged his altitude and distance on final approach.
On 1 February 1978 a Cessna 402B operated by Dixie Air on a Montgomery to Tuscaloosa flight struck trees on night approach to Tuscaloosa Airport and crashed a few hundred yards short of the runway 04 threshold. The passenger was killed and the pilot was seriously injured.