# Accident 19801220082579A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Miami, FL, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T337G (registry code 2075726, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220082579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRPLANE SANK, SUSPECT DRUG FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 MIA81DKT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT13), Dec 20, 1980: Cessna 206 (N184), Miami, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N184 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080128000419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080128000419I), Jan 28, 2008: Cessna T337G (N184), Smyrna, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed in a gear up configuration. The pilot attempted to lower the gear using both the normal and emergency extension methods. Landing gear…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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