# NTSB MIA67D0510: Piper PA-22, N5399Z, Clewiston, FL, April 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1967
- Place: Clewiston, FL · CLEWISTON, FL
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67D0510
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0510

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1408  67/4/30    CLEWISTON,FLA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 130
        TIME - 1305                    N5399Z              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEWISTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCOUNTERED WHIRLWIND AFTER T/O. WAS LIFTED VERTICALLY 70-100 FT,CRASHED OUT-OF-CONTROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5399Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5399Z-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 22-9169, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clewiston

## Other investigations on N5399Z (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA66D0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0354), Dec 7, 1965: Piper PA-22 (N5399Z), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3258), Aug 7, 1964: Piper PA22 (N5399Z), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage

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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