# NTSB MIA80FKT05: Aero Comdr 680, N5MZ, Clewiston, FL, October 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3790  79/10/23 NR.CLEWISTON,FL       AERO COMDR 680      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N5MZ                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- L WING HIT TEL POLE DRG LNDG ON DESERTED ROAD.DRUGS IN ACFT.PLT NOT LOCATED.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5MZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MZ-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 680-510-180, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 680
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 680](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (registry code 0141602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791023030899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023030899A), Oct 23, 1979: Rkwell 680, Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit power pole attempting to land on road at night. Drugs found on aircraft. Pilot or occupants unknown.

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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