# Accident 19850714030909A: Cessna 177B, Cedar Key, FL, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 15:51 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T Lewis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1396° N, 83.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1396&lon=-83.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13714, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13714-2012-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 408 total, 4 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714030909A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA210), Jul 14, 1985: Cessna 177B (N13714), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13714 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801005072869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801005072869I), Oct 5, 1980: Cessna 177B (N13714), Duval City, FL. Engine lost power during flight due to bent push rod. Uneventful beach landing made.

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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