# NTSB FTW80FQG36: Piper PA-25, N7284Z, Midkiff, TX, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Midkiff, TX · MIDKIFF, TX
- Location: 31.6329° N, 101.8399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midkiff, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6329&lon=-101.8399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1901   80/8/7    MIDKIFF,TX          PIPER PA-25         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3700
        TIME - 1530                    N7284Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,TX                    MIDKIFF,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W 155FT RADIO TWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7284Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284Z-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 25-3225, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800807034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034589A), Aug 7, 1980: Piper PA25235, Midkiff, TX, Destroyed. Aircraft struck radio tower and crashed during repositioning flight of ag aircraft.

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.

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