# Accident 20050620012639A: Cessna T182T, Naples, FL, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1505° N, 81.7953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naples, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1505&lon=-81.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53538-2009-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620012639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUNE 20TH 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED OFF OR RADAR. APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES OFF OF MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA. SEARCH AND RESCUE DID NOT RECOVER ANY ONE. THE FT MEYERS COAST GUARD FOUND DEBRIS APPROXIMATELY A MILE FROM THE PLACE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT RADAR. DEBRIS WAS LOCATED AT 25-31-1 NORTH AND 81-28-2 WEST. THE DEBRIS WAS A PASSENGER BRIEFING CARD, TIRE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY AND OXYGEN BOTTLE. SALVAGE AND DIVE CREWS COULD NOT LOCATE THE PILOT OR THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL05LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA105), Jun 20, 2005: Cessna T182T (N53538), Naples, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued flight into known thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control and the subsequent collision with water. A factor was the controller's failure to provide the pilot…

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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