# Accident 19950109000229A: Cessna 182P, Lufkin, TX, January 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1995, 18:05 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3306° N, 94.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3306&lon=-94.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7340Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7340Q-2026-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950109000229A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED ERRATIC FLIGHT AND LOW PASSES OVER RUNWAY. BANKED STEEPLY. WING AND NOSE HIT RUNWAY.CARTWHEELED.DRUGS USED (-16) ON A FLIGHT FROM HORSESHOE BAY TO CLEBURNE IN A CESSNA 182, N7340Q, THE PILOT BECAME LOST AND ENDED UP AT LUFKIN ANGELINA COUNTY. AFTER CIRCLING THE AIRPORT SEVERAL TIMES HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 20', THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GROUND OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TWO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TROOPERS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE IN NO CONDITION TO BE FLYING AN AIRPLANE. ALTHOUGH NO ALCOHOL ODOR WAS PRESENT THEY CONSIDERED THAT HE MIGHT BE ON SOME TYPE OF DRUG AND REQUESTED THAT HE SUBMIT TO A BLOOD TEST. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW95LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA086), Jan 10, 1995: Cessna 182P (N7340Q), Lufkin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO MULTIPLE DRUGS, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE APPROACH/FLARE FOR LANDING.

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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