# Accident 20180315023959A: Cessna 177, Key West, FL, March 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N713CX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713CX-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,050 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180315023959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT AT KEYW AND CRASHED ON SERVICE ROAD ADJACENT TO AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA18LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA107), Mar 15, 2018: Cessna 177 (N713CX), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the wreckage did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that…

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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