# Accident 19750802020949A: Piper PA28180, Tehachapi, CA, August 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1975
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N9072J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072J-2006-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750802020949A

## Narrative

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

COTTON WASTE FOUND IN L MAIN TANK. HIT REFLECTORS LDG ON HIWAY.

## 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 LAX76FUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ04), Aug 2, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N9072J), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9072J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051228030399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051228030399A), Dec 28, 2005: Piper PA28180 (N9072J), Lavista, NE, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed mle in dense fog. PIC was not instrument rated. Aircraft impacted ground at a steep angle. AWOS reported at 2350 wind calm, visibility…

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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