# Accident 19850327011259A: Cessna U206G, Key West, FL, March 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Fort Jefferson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 24.5509° N, 81.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5509&lon=-81.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4944U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,103 total, 1,503 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850327011259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA135), Mar 27, 1985: Cessna 206 (N4944U), Key West, FL, substantial damage

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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