# NTSB MIA79DA105: Cessna 185, N561MC, Jamaica, WN, May 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1979
- Place: Jamaica, WN · JAMAICA,W. INDIES, West Indies
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3138   79/5/6  NR.JAMAICA,W. INDIES  CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 520
        TIME - 0640                    N561MC              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA         GREAT INAGUA,BAHAMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT LANDED IN OPEN WATER DUE TO LOSS OF ENG PWR,PLT ATMPTED TKOF,STUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT AND SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N561MC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561MC-1981-05-28), registration cancelled 1981-05-28, S/N 185-1012, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (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 19790506042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506042009A), May 6, 1979: Cessna 185, Montego, JM, Destroyed. Sea plane engine lost power. Landed in open sea. Restarted engine. Hit object on water takeoff. Aircraft sank.

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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