# Accident 19741129043841A: Piper PA32260, Mt Vernon, WA, November 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Mt Vernon, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 48.4171° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4171&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3863W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3863W-1975-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75AS023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129043841A

## Narrative

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

INADEQUATE ATTENTION OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N11383, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19741129043842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129043842A)

## 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 SEA75AS023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS023), Nov 29, 1974: Piper PA-32 (N3863W), Mt Vernon, WA, destroyed, 4 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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