# Accident 19740731022002A: Naval N3N3, La Salle, CO, July 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: La Salle, CO
- Airport: Low Level Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3487° N, 104.7061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Salle, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3487&lon=-104.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45148, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45148-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (registry code 6120202, https://openairdocs.org/model/naval-aircraft-factory-n3n-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVAL N3N3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 321 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731022002A

## Narrative

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

ON LDG ROLL ACFT COLLIDED WITH ACFT TAKING OFF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.NO LOAD ABD N45148.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N45054, Naval N3N3: [Accident 19740731022001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731022001A)

## 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 DEN75FTE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE10), Jul 31, 1974: Naval Fcty N3N-3 (N45148), La Salle, CO, substantial damage

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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