What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed north perry airport, daytime VFR for key west. While over byscayne bay the aft engine quit running. Pilot stated he restarted the aft engine which stopped again. The pilot stated he ditched aircraft in biscayne bay. The approximate location of the ditched aircraft was 5 miles northwest of Ocean Reef Club. No injuries occured. 4 souls onboard. Aicraft sustained substantial damage to fuselage area from right inboard side of lower door foward to the engine cowl. The aircraft and engine were removed from accident scene and were ground tested at certified engines, opa locka, FL, by the NTSB and the engine performed satisfactorily. No history of engine issues. Last engine overhaul was 2002.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NORTH PERRY AIRPORT, DAYTIME VFR FOR KEY WEST. WHILE OVER BYSCAYNE BAY THE AFT ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. PILOT STATED HE RESTARTED THE AFT ENGINE WHICH STOPPED AGAIN. THE PILOT STATED HE DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN BISCAYNE BAY. THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE DITCHED AIRCRAFT WAS 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF OCEAN REEF CLUB. NO INJURIES OCCURED. 4 SOULS ONBOARD. AICRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AREA FROM RIGHT INBOARD SIDE OF LOWER DOOR FOWARD TO THE ENGINE COWL. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE REMOVED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE AND WERE GROUND TESTED AT CERTIFIED ENGINES, OPA LOCKA, FL, BY THE NTSB AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. NO HISTORY OF ENGINE ISSUES. LAST ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS 2002.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.