NTSB is investigating today’s accident in Kaplan, LA involving a Piper PA-28.
Plane Crash in Vermilion Parish, the Sheriff’s Office is now able to confirm two fatalities as a result of the plane crash. The crash is involving a Piper PA-28 Cherokee plane and an old KATC tower in the Kaplan area.
Here is the information about the KATC Tower in Kaplan. It is a very tall structure at 1,793 feet.
| KATC Tower Kaplan | 546.6 m (1,793 ft) | 1978 | Guyed mast | VHF-UHF transmission |  U.S. |
Kaplan, Louisiana | 30°02′20.0″N 92°22′15″W |
BREAKING: Two dead after plane crashes into TV tower near Kaplan
Two dead after plane crashes into TV tower near Kaplan
By Tresia Bowles
August 31, 2018
KAPLAN, LA (KPLC) -
A plane crashed into a television tower near Kaplan Friday morning, leaving two people dead, officials said.
The tower, located in Vermilion parish, was owned by KATC-TV in Lafayette but was no longer in use by the television station.
It was being leased to radio station KAJN.
The accident knocked the radio station off the air.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. KPLC and FOX29 are following this story and will update as more information becomes available.
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Narrative:
The light plane hit a transmission tower guy wire and crashed. The pilot died in the crash. The airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence. 2 plane occupants died
Sources:
https://eu.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2018/08/31/plane-crash-kaplan-vermilion-parish/1156651002/
http://www.kplctv.com/2018/08/31/breaking-one-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-tv-tower-near-kaplan/
https://katc.com/news/2018/08/31/plane-crash-in-vermilion-parish/
Date: 31-AUG-2018
Time: -10:20 LT
Type: Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Owner/operator: private
Registration: N....
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Vermillion Parish, near Kaplan, LA -
United States of America Phase: En route
Nature: Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport: