# NTSB MIA76DKT39: Cessna 182E, N3204Y, Miami, FL, December 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1975
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKT39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3951  75/12/30 NR.MIAMI,FL           CESSNA 182E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 690
        TIME - 1415                    N3204Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 543 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GRAND TURK ISL,WI           FORT LAUDERDALE,FL           ST THOMAS,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT DITCHED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN OFF MIAMI,FL-NOT RCVRD.PLT RPTD SMELLED GAS,LOST MAN PRES AND PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3204Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3204Y-1976-01-14), registration cancelled 1976-01-14, S/N 18254204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (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 19751230042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751230042069A), Dec 30, 1975: Cessna 182E, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Acft ditched in atlantic ocean off Miami,fl-not rcvrd. Plt rptd smelled gas,lost man pres and pwr.

## Other investigations on N3204Y (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 CHI68D0596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0596), Jan 17, 1968: Cessna 182 (N3204Y), Toledo, OH, substantial damage

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.

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