# NTSB FTW73AF066: Cessna 182E, N9341X, N.Little Rock, AR, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0864   73/5/6    N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK   CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2050
        TIME - 0057                    N9341X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO.LITTLE ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MEMPHIS,ARK            N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES CIRCLING TO LND. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.249 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9341X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9341X-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 18253741 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: No.Little Rock

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730506011159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506011159A), May 6, 1973: Cessna 182H, N.Little Rock, AR, Destroyed. Hit trees circling to lnd. Plt blood alcohol level 0.249 pct.

## Other investigations on N9341X (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 FTW73FPG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG18), Sep 6, 1972: Cessna 182E (N9341X), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage

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.

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