# Accident 20180831012699A: Piper PA-28R-180, Kaplan, LA, August 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2018, 07:55 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0389° N, 92.3708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0389&lon=-92.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7430J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7430J-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180831012699A

## Narrative

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

ON 31 AUG 2018 AT 0755 CDT N7430J A PIPER PA-28R-180, COLLIDED WITH A 1793 FT TOWER NEAR KAPLAN LOUISIANA.   THE CERTIFICATED ATP PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. THE TOWER COLLAPSED AFTER IMPACT WITH NO OTHER KNOWN INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL AIRPORT (IYA) ABBEVILLE, LOUSIANA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN18FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA359), Aug 31, 2018: Piper PA28R (N7430J), Kaplan, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a charted and illuminated television/radio tower.

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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