# NTSB MIA79DKT24: Cessna 185, N2673Z, Key West, FL, December 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1978
- Place: Key West, FL · KEY WEST, FL
- Location: 24.5651° N, 81.7755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key West, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5651&lon=-81.7755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT24

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2673Z), registered now, S/N 185-0673, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ballast Key

## 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 19781222042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781222042759A), Dec 22, 1978: Cessna 185C, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2673Z (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 FTW66F0547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0547), Feb 26, 1966: Cessna 185C (N2673Z), Morgan City, LA, 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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