MIA77RKT50

NTSB accident investigation · N.American NA-260 · Key West, FL · June 28, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1977
Place
Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14122N.American NA-260
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770628019679A
Case key
146766

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2852  77/6/28  NR.KEY WEST,FL        N.AMERICAN NA-260   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2420
        TIME - 0845                    N14122              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KEY WEST,FL                  JACKSONVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N14122
Reported as
N.American NA-260
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Key West Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.