# Incident 20210624004399I: Dehavilland DHC-3, Key West, FL, June 24, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2021, 17:15 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: Q5IA
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N435B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18 (registry code 49800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pezetel-asz-621r-m18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6-34
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,550 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210624004399I

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE DEPARTED FORT JEFFERSON AT 500FT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND IMMEDIATELY LANDED SAFELY IN THE WATER.

## Other reports on N435B (1)

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

- [Incident 20130517009269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130517009269I), May 17, 2013: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N435B), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated while cruising at 8500 feet they heard a thump and within 5 seconds the engine had seized. A normal water landing was made approximately 10 miles…

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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