# NTSB MIA81FKT78: Cessna 210N, N6418N, Key Largo, FL, June 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1981
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FKT78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2132  81/6/11    KEY LARGO,FL        CESSNA 210N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 368
        TIME - 1445                    N6418N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN REEF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEY LARGO,FL                MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6418N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6418N-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 21062994, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210N
- Registry model: [Cessna T210N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210n) (registry code 2073456) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean Reef

## 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 19810611034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611034729A), Jun 11, 1981: Cessna T210N, Key Largo, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine quit just after takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing in canal.

## Other investigations on N6418N (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 ATL84LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA209), Jun 25, 1984: Cessna T210N (N6418N), Williamsport, TN, destroyed

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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