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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 337A · Key Biscayne, FL · February 28, 1986

Date
February 28, 1986 · 01:28 local
Place
Key Biscayne, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5394S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA86LA086
Reported as
Cessna 337A
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,960 total40 in this make and model40 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.

Bypassed nassau. Thought he had enough fuel to reach Miami. Ran out of fuel. Ditched 1 mile east of cape, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

BYPASSED NASSAU. THOUGHT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH MIAMI. RAN OUT OF FUEL. DITCHED 1 MILE EAST OF CAPE, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

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