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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna U206G · Key West, FL · March 27, 1985

Date
March 27, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Key West, FL
Airport
Fort Jefferson
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4944U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA135
Reported as
Cessna U206G
Reported engine
Continental IO520L
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,103 total1,503 in this make and model193 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.

Left float was taking on water during taxi. Attempted return to beach but aircraft nosed over. Split in float.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT FLOAT WAS TAKING ON WATER DURING TAXI. ATTEMPTED RETURN TO BEACH BUT AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. SPLIT IN FLOAT.

NTSB investigation

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