# Accident 19780702015959A: Piper PA28R200, Dermott, AR, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Dermott, AR
- Airport: Dermott
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.4880° N, 91.4426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DERMOTT MUNI (4M5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4880&lon=-91.4426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8539C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8539C-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 27 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702015959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE.HIT RICE LEVEE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW78DPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG55), Jul 2, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N8539C), Dermott, AR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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