# NTSB LAX75AL037: Cessna 172H, N8043L, Bakersfield, CA, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75AL037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0353  75/1/31    BAKERSFIELD,CA      CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7956
        TIME - 0235                    N8043L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKERSFIELD,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALC LVL .09PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8043L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043L-1975-05-15), registration cancelled 1975-05-15, S/N 17256243, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Meadows Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750131005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131005899A), Jan 31, 1975: Cessna 172H, Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt blood alc lvl .09PCT.

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.

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