# Accident 19991005046309A: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18, Weldon, AR, October 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Weldon, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6197° N, 91.2294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6197&lon=-91.2294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4779G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4779G-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 (registry code 9810102, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-mielec-pzl-m-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991005046309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. EVIDENCE OF ALCOHOL WAS DISCOVERED IN COCKPIT DURING INVESTIGATION.  PILOT AUTOPSY REFLECTED A .13% BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT AND A BLOOD CLOT IN A CORONARY ARTERY.

## 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 FTW00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA006), Oct 5, 1999: WSK PZL Mielec M18 (N4779G), Weldon, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The cause of the accident was undetermined.

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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