Cessna A188B accident near Hazel Green, Alabama, October 29, 1983
On October 29, 1983 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N731JJ, was destroyed in an accident near Hazel Green, Alabama. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 29, 1983 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hazel Green, Alabama · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · all A188Bs on the register
- Registration
- N731JJ · no longer on the register · serial 18802929T
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE THE PLT WAS FLYING NEAR HIS RURAL HOME. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, THE PLT HAD SEVERE & EXTENSIVE CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSES; HOWEVER, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THIS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT VERIFIED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,078 hours in all; 54 in this make and model; 88 in the last 90 days; 88 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,078 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 6, 1983; 130 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Jones AG Aviation Service
The flight
- Departed from: M38
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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