# Accident 19741221041342A: Piper L4B, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N21636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21636-2025-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-50 (registry code 7100528, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 115 in this make and model, 5 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/19741221041342A

## 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

- N70273, Piper J3C65: [Accident 19741221041341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221041341A)

## 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 (N21636), Baton Rouge, 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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