# Accident 19740414012502A: Piper PA28R200, Novato, CA, April 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1974
- Place: Novato, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0851&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4263T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4263T-1974-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 33 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740414012502A

## Narrative

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

PHASE OF OPN UNK.5FT OF R WING & 18IN R AILERON SEPRTD BY IMPACT.CRASHED INTO TREES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N135K, Beech D95A: [Accident 19740414012501A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740414012501A)

## 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 OAK74AP055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP055), Apr 14, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N4263T), Novato, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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