# Incident 20160406003839I: Dehavilland DHC-3, Key West, FL, April 6, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2016, 17:50 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q5IA
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEY WEST INTL (EYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N379PM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N379PM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160406003839I

## Narrative

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

DHC-3 SEAPLANE RIGHT FLOAT CAME OFF AIRCRAFT WHEN TURNING OFF RUNWAY 09 ONTO TAXIWAY C.

## Other reports on N379PM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260615008129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615008129I), Jun 15, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N379PM), Key West, FL, Minor damage. DHC-3 seaplane with amphibious floats landed at keyw with the landing gear not extended.

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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