# NTSB LAX78DVA36: Piper PA-28, N75164, Bakersfield, CA, April 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1978
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DVA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0481  78/4/11    BAKERSFIELD,CA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 132
        TIME - 2002                    N75164              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NE                BAKERSFIELD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LDG ON HIGHWAY,HIT SIGN PULLING OFF ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75164](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75164), registered now, S/N 28-7615263, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19780411005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411005419A), Apr 11, 1978: Piper PA28151, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Forced ldg on highway,hit sign pulling off road.

## Other investigations on N75164 (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 LAX03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA007), Oct 13, 2002: Piper PA-28-151 (N75164), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance due to her inadequate visual lookout.

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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