List of Catastrophic Collapses of Radio Masts and Towers - By Height

By Height

Name Pinnacle height Year Country Town Remarks
Warsaw Radio Mast 2121 ft 646.4 m 1972–1974 Poland Gabin-Konstantynów, Masovian Voivodeship collapsed on August 8, 1991 during guy wire exchange, insulated against ground
WCIX/CH6 TV Mast 2000 ft 609.6 m 1992 U.S. Homestead, Florida collapsed during Hurricane Andrew in 1992
KATV/CH7 TV Mast 2000 ft 609.6 m 2008 U.S. Redfield, Arkansas collapsed during Maintenance in 2008
WEAU/CH13 NBC TV Tower 2000 ft 609.6 m 2011 U.S. Fairchild, WI collapsed during weather related events (ice) March 22, 2011
KHYS Tower 1992 ft 607.2 m 1997 U.S. Devers, Texas dismantled
KNOE-TV Tower 1989 ft 606.25 m 1997 U.S. Monroe, Louisiana collapsed when workers failed to install temporary braces
KDUH/CH4 TV Mast 1969 ft 599 m 1969 U.S. Hemingford, Nebraska collapsed on September 24, 2003
Capitol Broadcasting Tower Broadway 1749 ft 533.1 m 1985 U.S. Broadway, North Carolina dismantled
WAEO Tower 1720 ft 524.25 m 1966 U.S. Starks, Wisconsin collapse due to plane collision with guy wire on November 17, 1968 (NTSB incident CHI69A0053)
KSLA-TV Tower 1709 ft 521 m 1977 U.S. Mooringsport, Louisiana Cause never identified
KDEB Tower 1627 ft 496 m 1968 U.S. Fordland, Missouri also known as American Towers Tower Fordland, dismantled
WJJY TV Mast 1611 ft 491 m U.S. Bluffs, Illinois collapsed during ice storm on March 26, 1978 (Easter Sunday)
DBA Tower 1577 ft 482.2 m 1997 U.S. Cedar Hill, Texas dismantled
WVAH Tower 1551 ft 473 m 1980 U.S. Scott Depot, West Virginia destroyed on February 19, 2003
Taymylyr CHAYKA-Mast 1516 ft 462 m Russia Taymylyr demolished on September 24, 2009 by explosives
Nebraska Education Tower Angora 1,499 ft 456.9 m 1966–1978 U.S. Angora, Nebraska collapsed in February 1978
Pinnacle Towers Tower La Feria 1501 ft 454.8 m 1981 U.S. La Feria, Texas dismantled
OMEGA transmitter Chabrier 1403 ft 428 m 1976 France (Réunion) Chabrier, Réunion demolished on April 14, 1999
KETV TV Tower 1329 ft 415.1 m 1966–2003 U.S. Omaha, Nebraska collapsed
Angissq LORAN-C transmitter (old mast) 1350 ft 411.48 m 1963 Denmark, Greenland Angissq collapsed on July 27, 1964
Marcus Island LORAN-C transmitter (old mast) 1350 ft 411.48 m 1964 Japan Markus Island dismantled in 1985
Iwo Jima LORAN-C transmitter 1350 ft 411.48 m 1963/1965 Japan Iwo Jima destroyed in 1965, afterwards rebuilt, rebuilt mast dismantled in 1993
Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter (old mast) 1350 ft 411.48 m 1965 Canada Cape Race collapsed on February 2, 1993
American Tower Newton 1349 ft 411.2 m ? U.S. Newton, Massachusetts dismantled
South Carolina Educational TV Tower 1329 ft 401.7 m 1975 U.S. Green Pond, South Carolina dismantled
WAND TV Tower Decatur 1314 ft 400.5 m ? U.S. Decatur, Illinois collapsed during ice storm on March 26, 1978 (Easter Sunday)
KXAN TV Tower (Old) 1299 ft 395.9 m 1964 U.S. Austin, Texas dismantled
Forestport Tower 1280 ft 390.1 m 1950 U.S. Forestport, New York demolished on April 21, 1998 by explosives
Emley Moor Mk. 2 1265 ft 385 m 1964 UK Emley Moor, West Yorkshire destroyed on March 19, 1969
CBC Tower 1217 ft 371 m 1972 Canada Shawinigan, Quebec demolished after plane crash
Omega Tower Trelew 1201 ft 366 m 1976 Argentina Golfo Nuevo demolished
NSS Annapolis 1200 ft 365.8 m + 243.8 m U.S. Annapolis, Maryland 365.8 m high mast insulated against ground, demolished
South Carolina Educational TV tower Sumter 1194 ft 363.3 m 1975 U.S. Sumter, South Carolina dismantled
KPXE Tower 1164 ft 354.8 m 1978 U.S. Kansas City, Missouri dismantled
Sender Zehlendorf (old longwave transmission mast) 1180 ft 351 m 1962 Germany Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Brandenburg destroyed on May 18, 1978 at aircraft collision
Sendemast SL3 1149 ft 350 m 1968 East Germany Burg bei Magdeburg (today in Saxony-Anhalt) collapsed on February 18, 1976
Grant Radio Tower Carrollton 1123 ft 342.6 m 1987 U.S. Carrollton, Alabama dismantled
Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster 1108 ft 337 m 1939 Germany Herzberg insulated against ground, dismantled
RFM TV Tower Fort Worth 1098 ft 334.7 m 1988 U.S. Fort Worth, Texas dismantled
Gray Television Madison Tower 1080 ft 334.4 m 1993 U.S. Madison, Wisconsin dismantled
Gray TV Tower Lorena 1080 ft 329.2 m 1962 U.S. Lorena, Texas dismantled
Nebraska Education Tower Atlanta 1065 ft 324.8 m 1965 U.S. Atlanta, Nebraska destroyed at aircraft collision
Vysílač Krašov (old mast) 1058 ft 324 m 1959/60 Czech Republic near Bezvěrov collapsed in 1979
South Texas Broadcasting Tower Loganville 1032 ft 319.7 m 1989 U.S. Loganville, Georgia dismantled
Putlitzer Broadcasting Artesia Tower 1149 ft 319 m 1965 U.S. Artesia, New Mexico dismantled
JCORP-Tower 1149 ft 317.9 m 1978 U.S. Bartlett, Tennessee dismantled
Pinnacle Tower Hollywood 1149 ft 317.4 m 1989 U.S. Hollywood, Florida dismantled
University of North Carolina Columbia Tower 1080 ft 317 m 1964 U.S. Columbia, North Carolina dismantled
RTM Tower ~1040 ft ~317 m 1966 Malaysia Johor Bahru dismantled in 2006
WPTV TV-Tower 1149 ft 314.2 m 1963 U.S. Greenacres, Florida dismantled
WAWS TV-Tower 1149 ft 313,5 m 1980 U.S. Greenacres, Florida dismantled
WorldCom Tower Petal 1058 ft 313 m 1996 U.S. Petal, Mississippi dismantled
WVEC TV Tower 1024 ft 312 m 1995 U.S. Suffolk, Virginia dismantled
Paxon Tower Felsmere 1023 ft 311.7 m 1984 U.S. Felsmere, Florida dismantled
Union Pacific Railroad Tower Chicago 1021 ft 311.2 m 1987 U.S. Chicago, Illinois dismantled
Nextel Onondaga Tower 1149 ft 307 m 1994 U.S. Onondaga, Michigan dismantled
Transmitter Kojál (old mast) 305 m 1959/60 Czech Republic near Krásensko demolished in 1985
Cox Radio Tower Sheppard 1000 ft 305 m 1992 U.S. Sheppard, Texas dismantled
WAAY-TV TV Tower 1000 ft 304.8 m 2003 U.S. Huntsville, AL 3 workers killed in collapse
Yap LORAN-C transmitter 1000 ft 304.8 m 1964 Federated States of Micronesia Yap Island dismantled in 1987
Century Cellunet Tower 1149 ft 304.8 m 1994 U.S. Kingsley, Michigan dismantled
CKVR Television Tower 1000 ft 304.8 m 1978 Canada Barrie, Ontario rebuilt 1978, plane crash destroyed previous mast
South Carolina Educational TV Tower Columbia 1000 ft 304.8 m 1966 U.S. Columbia, South Carolina dismantled
Raycom Tower Doerun 1000 ft 304.8 m 1980 U.S. Doerun, Georgia dismantled
KTRK-TV Tower Shepard 1000 ft 304.8 m 1998 U.S. Shepard, Texas dismantled
Chevron Tower Cedar Hill 1000 ft 304 m 1973 U.S. Cedar Hill, Texas dismantled
Zendstation Smilde 1011 ft 303.5 m 2011 Netherlands Hoogersmilde Tubular steel superstructure collapsed, new steel lattice superstructure constructed (2012) on top of existing concrete base tower
MCI Tower Houston 1000 ft 300.2 m 1993 U.S. Houston, Texas dismantled

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