# NTSB MIA73AM098: Cessna 177, N2268Y, Key Largo, FL, April 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1973
- Place: Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Location: 25.1226° N, 80.4116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1226&lon=-80.4116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM098

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0610  73/4/15    KEY LARGO,FLA       CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1546                    N2268Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1136 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT LARGO,FLA              WEST PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES BUZZING MARINA. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .16 PCT. LAST KNOWN FLT RECORD 6/23/64.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2268Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2268Y-1974-04-19), registration cancelled 1974-04-19, S/N 17700068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730415014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730415014279A), Apr 15, 1973: Cessna 177, Key Largo, FL, Substantial damage. Hit wires buzzing marina. Plt blood alcohol level .16 pct. Last known flt record 6/23/64.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.