# Accident 20150103000109A: Cessna P206, Key West, FL, January 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2015, 10:20 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2534X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2534X-2015-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,540 total, 24 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150103000109A

## Narrative

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

ON 3 JAN 1015, N2534X, CE-206, DEPARTED NAPLES, FLORIDA, A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT, TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA. ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE HOWEVER WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE SHORT OF KEY WEST AIRPORT IN A SALT POND IN APPROXIMATELY 3-4 FEET OF WATER. CLEAR SKYS WITH WINDS SE 12 KNOTS. ALL PASSENGERS EVACUATED AIRPLANE SUCCESSFULLY.

## 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 ERA15LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA090), Jan 3, 2015: Cessna P206 (N2534X), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations and testing.

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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