# NTSB MIA79DKA02: Cessna 206, N4615F, Vieques, PR, December 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1978
- Place: Vieques, PR · VIEQUES,PR, PR
- Location: 18.1481° N, 65.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vieques, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1481&lon=-65.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4250   78/12/1 NR.VIEQUES,PR         CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 655
        TIME - 1605                    N4615F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUAYAMA,PR                 VIEQUES,PR
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4615F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4615F-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N P206-0215, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206a) (registry code 2073308) (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 19781201044689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781201044689A), Dec 1, 1978: Cessna T210L, Puerto Rico, 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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