# NTSB MIA81DKT13: Cessna 206, N184, Miami, FL, December 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1980
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3666  80/12/20 NR.MIAMI,FL           CESSNA 206          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3500
        TIME - 1830                    N184                PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DITCHED 39MI S OF MIAMI.ACFT SANK.SUSPECTED DRUG OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N184](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184), registered now, S/N P3370206, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (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 19801220082579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220082579A), Dec 20, 1980: Cessna 206CESSNA, Miami, FL, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Ditched in ocean. Airplane sank, suspect drug flight.

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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