# NTSB MKC81FA004: Piper J3C-65, N98058, Senath, MO, October 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1980
- Place: Senath, MO · SENATH, MO
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2935   80/10/8   SENATH,MO           PIPER J3C-65        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 1207
        TIME - 1830                    N98058              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERROD FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SENATH,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W/POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98058](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98058-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sherrod Farm

## 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 19801008057269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008057269A), Oct 8, 1980: Piper J3C65, Senath, MO, Destroyed. Struck power line while flying low over farm-land and highway.

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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