# Incident 20250226002819I: Dehavilland DHC-3, Key West, FL, February 26, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N708KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,314 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250226002819I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE TO KEY WEST AIRPORT AROUND 11:30AM, APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM LANDING, WHEN A BIRD HIT THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE. PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT ISSUE ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER BIRD STRIKE.

## Other reports on N708KA (1)

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

- [Accident 20260411004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260411004119A), Apr 11, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-3 (N708KA), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Seaplane failed to takeoff at dry tortugas national park. The right float submerged during take off attempt and aircraft rolled right nose down into the water.

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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