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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tehachapi, CA · April 9, 1974

Date
April 9, 1974
Place
Tehachapi, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9581J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX74AL069
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Hit trees in mtn pass at 5140FT.sandburg 0900PST wx. Gusts to 30K.clouds & sno shwrs obscng mtns n.

As the FAA filed it

HIT TREES IN MTN PASS AT 5140FT.SANDBURG 0900PST WX.GUSTS TO 30K.CLOUDS & SNO SHWRS OBSCNG MTNS N.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.