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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177B · Cedar Key, FL · July 14, 1985

Date
July 14, 1985 · 15:51 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
George T Lewis
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N13714
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA210
Reported as
Cessna 177B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1F6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
408 total4 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Loss of power after takeoff. Strong fuel odor in cockpit. Ditched in gulf. Power loss cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. DITCHED IN GULF. POWER LOSS CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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