# Accident 20160415004099A: Cessna U206F, Miami Beach, FL, April 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2016, 12:44 local time
- Place: Miami Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9167° N, 79.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9167&lon=-79.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1346Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1346Q-2016-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206F (registry code 2073333, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160415004099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD A PLANNED VFR FLIGHT WITH ONE PILOT ON BOARD AND 2 PASSENGERS THAT DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE (FXE) AIRPORT TO BIMINI (ZBV) AIRPORT IN THE BAHAMAS. AIRCRAFT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING PILOT TO PRFORMED A CRASH LANDING IN THE OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES OFF THE SHORELINE OF HAULOVER PARK BEACH INLET, MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA IN APPROXIMATELY 2364 FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ERA16LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA158), Apr 15, 2016: Cessna U206 (N1346Q), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reason(s) that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.

## Other reports on N1346Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19821221067689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821221067689I), Dec 21, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA (N1346Q), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Severe vibration on takeoff. Aborted takeoff, shut off engine. Propeller hub had cracked.

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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