# Accident 20190423003359A: Cessna 208, Dry Tortugas Na, FL, April 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dry Tortugas Na, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.6653° N, 82.8636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.6653&lon=-82.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366TA-2020-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A (registry code 52257, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-114A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,408 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423003359A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE LANDED IN WATER AT DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK AND MARINE SANCTUARY. UPON LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE WIND WAS PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXI.  PILOT STATED  HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, HIT ROUGH WATER AND THE FLOATS CAME OFF DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.  AIRCRAFT SANK IN 25 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 ERA19LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA156), Apr 23, 2019: Cessna 208 (N366TA), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff in rough sea conditions, resulting in damage to the floats and the sinking of the seaplane.

## Other reports on N366TA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170317000959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170317000959I), Mar 17, 2017: Cessna 208 (N366TA), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft N366TA, C208 amphibian landed on runway 35 and the right main landing gear sheared off from the float assembly.

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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