# Accident 19801008057269A: Piper J3C65, Senath, MO, October 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Senath, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1340° N, 90.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Senath, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1340&lon=-90.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98058, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98058-1981-10-15) (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: 1,207 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008057269A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE WHILE FLYING LOW OVER FARM-LAND AND HIGHWAY.

## 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 MKC81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA004), Oct 8, 1980: Piper J3C-65 (N98058), Senath, MO, destroyed, 1 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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