# Accident 19810519026819A: Cessna 172M, Tehachapi, CA, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N12186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12186-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 67 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA088-79950) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO FOGGY CONDITIONS AND COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN AT 5300 FEET ELEVATION.

## 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 LAX81FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA088-79950), May 19, 1981: Cessna 172M (N12186), Tehachape, CA, destroyed, 1 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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