19791023030899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rkwell 680 · Clewiston, FL · October 23, 1979

Date
October 23, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Clewiston, FL
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5MZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKT05
Reported as
Rkwell 680
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft hit power pole attempting to land on road at night. Drugs found on aircraft. Pilot or occupants unknown.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT POWER POLE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON ROAD AT NIGHT. DRUGS FOUND ON AIRCRAFT. PILOT OR OCCUPANTS UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.