# NTSB MIA79DKT89: Cessna 182P, N58786, Key Largo, FL, August 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1979
- Place: Key Largo, FL · KEY LARGO, FL
- Location: 25.1226° N, 80.4116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Key Largo, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.1226&lon=-80.4116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKT89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3805  79/8/24    KEY LARGO,FL        CESSNA 182P         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 823
        TIME - 1000                    N58786              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 609 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT LARGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY LARGO,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED WET RWY.SKIDDED INTO WTR/MANGROVE AREA AFTER ENCTRG GRAVEL ON END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N58786 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Largo

## 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 19790824024149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824024149A), Aug 24, 1979: Cessna 182, Key Largo, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on wet runway, ran off the end of runway and into trees.

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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