# NTSB MIA74AM047: Cessna 182P, N21312, Key West, FL, November 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 22, 1973
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3633  73/11/22 NR.KEY WEST,FLA       CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 219
        TIME - 2230                    N21312              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KEY WEST,FLA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- CRASHED OFF-SHORE AT NIGHT.2 PAX RCVRD.PLT & OTR PAX PRESUMED FATAL.ACFT NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21312](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21312-1974-02-27), registration cancelled 1974-02-27, S/N 18261554 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (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 19731122041869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731122041869A), Nov 22, 1973: Cessna 182H, Key West, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed off-shore at night.2 pax rcvrd. Plt & otr pax presumed fatal. Acft not rcvrd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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