# Incident 19871229075149I: Cessna U206G, Key West, FL, December 29, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FBPA
- Location: 24.5510° N, 81.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5510&lon=-81.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4820R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4820R-1999-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871229075149I

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAXI WIND GUST CAUSED ONE FLOAT TO LIFT AND BURY THE OTHER ROLLING INVERTED. 609 CHECK PENDING.

## 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 MIA88IA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88IA079), Dec 29, 1987: Cessna U206G (N4820R), Key West, FL, incident, minor 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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