# Accident 19741221041341A: Piper J3C65, Baton Rouge, LA, December 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1974
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70273-1995-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 27 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221041341A

## Narrative

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

TRAFFIC LDG RWY 13. N21636 LNDD RWY 31.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N21636, Piper L4B: [Accident 19741221041342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221041342A)

## 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 FTW75FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD19), Dec 21, 1974: Piper J3C-65 (N70273), Baton Rouge, LA, minor damage

## Other reports on N70273 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771023034949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023034949A), Oct 23, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N70273), LA, 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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