# Accident 20040116012941A: Cessna 180K, Tehachapi, CA, January 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2004, 14:10 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1283° N, 118.5611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1283&lon=-118.5611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61691, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61691-2004-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040116012941A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N555RD, Beech 95B55: [Accident 20040116012942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040116012942A)

## 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 LAX04FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA095), Jan 16, 2004: Cessna 180K (N61691), Tehachapi, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout during climb, and the pilot of the other airplane's inadequate visual lookout during cruise.

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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