# NTSB LAX75FUQ02: Fokker DR-1, N41BC, Tehachapi, CA, July 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1974
- Place: Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871  74/7/14    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     FOKKER DR-1         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 525
        TIME - 1410                    N41BC               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEHACHAPI,CALIF             LA VERNE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RUDDER POST FAILED ABOVE UPPER HINGE.RUDDER FOLDED TO HORIZ POS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41BC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41BC-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 71-01BC, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER DR-1
- Registry model: [Conatser FOKKER DR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/conatser-fokker-dr-1) (registry code 05629CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tehachapi

## 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 19740714021789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714021789A), Jul 14, 1974: Amtr 0562941, Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. Rudder post failed above upper hinge. Rudder folded to horiz pos.

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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