# Accident 19740409018369A: Piper PA28180, Tehachapi, CA, April 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1974
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 35.1430° N, 118.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tehachapi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1430&lon=-118.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9581J-1975-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740409018369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX74AL069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL069), Apr 9, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N9581J), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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