# Accident 19741203044202A: Piper PA24260, S.Luis Obsp, CA, December 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1974
- Place: S.Luis Obsp, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9256P-1975-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203044202A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N20184, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19741203044201A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741203044201A)

## 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 LAX75AL031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL031), Dec 3, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N9256P), S.Luis Obsp, CA, 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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