# Accident 19860228003959A: Cessna 337A, Key Biscayne, FL, February 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1986, 01:28 local time
- Place: Key Biscayne, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6808° N, 80.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6808&lon=-80.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5394S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5394S-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337A (registry code 2075704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,960 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860228003959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA086), Feb 28, 1986: Cessna 337A (N5394S), Key Biscayne, 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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