# NTSB MIA80DKT40: Cessna 206, N8141Q, 90 Sw Key West, FL, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: 90 Sw Key West, FL · 90 SW KEY WEST, FL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKT40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKT40

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0413   80/5/4    90 SW KEY WEST,FL   CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2250
        TIME - 1750                    N8141Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANCUN,MEXICO               KEY WEST,FL
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- SVR ENG VIB RQRD PWR REDUCTION.UN TO MNTN ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8141Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8141Q-1982-03-29), registration cancelled 1982-03-29, S/N U20603095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333) (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 19800504018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504018119A), May 4, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Key West, FL, Destroyed. Severe vibration occurred on ocean flight. Ditched in ocean. Airplane sank. Cause prop or engine, unknown.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.