# Accident 19940326006639A: Cessna U206G, Key West, FL, March 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West Nas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5494° N, 81.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5494&lon=-81.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5087R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5087R-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206G
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940326006639A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED SLUGGISH ON WATER TAKEOFF. CIRCLED LOW OVER GLASSY WATER RIGHT FLOAT HIT WATER. CARTWHEELED. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 MIA94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA102), Mar 26, 1994: Cessna U206G (N5087R), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ENSURE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE WATER BEFORE INITIATING A TURN WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT FLOAT CONTACTING THE WATER DURING THE TURN…

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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