# NTSB FTW78FA046: Cessna 182E, N99LJ, Dierks, AR, May 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1978
- Place: Dierks, AR · DIERKS, AR
- Location: 34.1200° N, 94.0173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dierks, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1200&lon=-94.0173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1520  78/5/24    DIERKS,AR           CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 133
        TIME - 0005                    N99LJ               PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              DEQUEEN,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.013%.LNDD ON TOP OF PARKED LOG TRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99LJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99LJ-1978-12-21), registration cancelled 1978-12-21, S/N 18254391 (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

## 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 19780524017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780524017739A), May 24, 1978: Cessna 182E, Dierks, AR, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol lvl 0.013 .lndd on top of parked log train.

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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