A Piper Cherokee plane crashed into a television tower in Kaplan, LA at 8 a.m. Friday morning in the Vermilion Parish, with two fatalities reported by KATC-TV. The tower was collapsed by the contact with the plane. According to Inside Towers database records, the tower is owned by KATC-TV in Lafayette, was built in 1978 and is 1,791 foot tall (ASR: 1020938). Located at 7740 Rosewood Road, it was used solely by radio station KAJN.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the FAA and National Transportation and Safety Board will investigate the crash and provide updated information as it becomes available. The deceased were identified as a 45-year old man from Seabrook, TX, the pilot of the aircraft, and his six-year old daughter.
The station is broadcasting on a 1500 Watts facility temporarily until new equipment is in place.
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September 4, 2018
