# Accident 19890709020849A: Piper PA24250, Medicine Lodge, KS, July 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1989, 15:43 local time
- Place: Medicine Lodge, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2810° N, 98.5803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2810&lon=-98.5803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5379P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5379P-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890709020849A

## Narrative

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

SEVERED A WING ON RESIDENTIAL TELEVISION ANTENNA APPROXIMATELY FORTY EIGHT FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE.

## 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 MKC89FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA156), Jul 9, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5379P), Medicine Lodge, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE ABOVE A HOUSE (RESIDENCE) THAT HE WAS BUZZING AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH THE ATTACHED ANTENNA.

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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