Cessna 500 N688CF
11 August 2002 · Sandusky, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 August 2002 at about 01:16 local time, a Cessna 500 registered N688CF was involved in an accident near Sandusky, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandusky, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Griffing Sandusky Airport (SKY)
- Coordinates
- 41.4333, -80.6522
- Aircraft
- Cessna 500
- Registration
- N688CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sandusky → Ashland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA172
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A collision with a deer during a night takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff at night, while rotating, a deer crossed the runway and impacted the nose gear of the airplane. The pilot continued the takeoff and diverted to a larger airport. With the nose gear partially extended, the airplane landed at the larger airport, and came to rest on the fork of the nose gear. The airplane sustained damage to the bottom fuselage, forward pressure bulkhead, and nose gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 500 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2003 | Cessna 500 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Gulf Atlantic Airways | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2001 | Cessna 500 | Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2005 | Cessna 500 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Cessna 500 | Caracas, Venezuela | Air Global | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jul 1998 | Cessna 500 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Skyward Aviation Ltd | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1998 | Cessna 500 | Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Desimone ZODIAC CH-601-H | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2002 | MBB BK-117 A-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Critical Care Mangement | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Boeing Stearman E75L300 | Fostoria, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182D | NewPhiladelphia, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Oct 2002 | Cessna 152 | Springfield, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |