- Date
- December 22, 1978
- Place
- Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2673ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781222042759A
- Case key
- 138154
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4474 78/12/22 NR.KEY WEST,FL CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5010 TIME - 1515 N2673Z PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BALLAST KEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEY WEST,FL KEY WEST,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LDG GEAR EXTENDED DURING WATER LDG.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2673Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ballast Key
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2673Z · 1
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