20040116012941A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180K · Tehachapi, CA · January 16, 2004

Date: January 16, 2004 · 14:10 local
Place: Tehachapi, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N61691
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX04FA095
Reported as: Cessna 180K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N61691Registration cancelled Jun 18, 2004 · Cessna 180KS/N 18052790 Airframe modelCessna 180K

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What happened

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(-23) On January 16, 2004, at about 14:15 PST, a Cessna 180K and a Beech 95-B55, collided about 6.5 nautical miles west of Tehachapi, California. The Cessna was destroyed, and its ATP pilot was fatally injured. The Beech was substantially damaged, and the private pilot received minor injuries. VFR conditions prevailed. At the time of the collision, neither airplane was on a flight plan. Both flights were performed under 14 CFR part 91. At the time of the collision, the federal aviation administration was not providing any services to the pilots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 16, 2004, AT ABOUT 14:15 PST, A CESSNA 180K AND A BEECH 95-B55, COLLIDED ABOUT 6.5 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA. THE CESSNA WAS DESTROYED, AND ITS ATP PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE BEECH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, NEITHER AIRPLANE WAS ON A FLIGHT PLAN. BOTH FLIGHTS WERE PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WAS NOT PROVIDING ANY SERVICES TO THE PILOTS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX04FA095Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTehachapi, CAThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout during climb, and the pilot of the other airplane's inadequate visual lookout during cruise.Jan 16, 2004 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N555RDBeech 95B55Accident 20040116012942A · Substantial damage