# NTSB MIA79FKT61: Convair 340, N94480, Key West, FL, April 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1979
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKT61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKT61

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2077  79/4/16  NR.KEY WEST,FL        CONVAIR 340         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39,
        TIME - 0030                    N94480              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEY WEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KEY WEST,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- OFT MUD & LARGE CORAL ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N94480 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 340
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Key West

## 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 19790416017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416017799A), Apr 16, 1979: Cvac 440, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot ran off runway into mud. No injury, 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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