- Date
- January 15, 1983, 22:15 local (Jan 16, 1983, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Key Largo, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1737ZCessna 336
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830115002119A
- Case key
- 30839
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft ditched in shallow water 1/2 mi south of Key Largo, FL while on a flight from zephyrhills, FL to marathon FL. On 1/13 a flt plan was filed for the acft for a flt from kingston jamaica to tampa FL. It departed kinston at 0810 with ETA tampa at 1610. The acft was reported overdue. On 1/15 the acft was observed entering the adiz about 90 miles south of the Florida keys. At about 2205 while near Key Largo the flt called miami approach control to request radar flt following to opa locka. About 5 min. Later the pilot requested vectors to the nearest arpt due to fuel problems. ATC reported port Largo was closest but not equipped for night operation. Moments later the pilot reported at 4500 feet AGL and out of fuel. Several empty plastic containers were found inside the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1737Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 336
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 336-0037
- Airframe hours
- 2,230
- Engine
- Continental IO-360, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Manuel Collera
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 9, 1982
- Departed
- MKJK · Kingston
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 153 total · 51 in this make and model · 118 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.