Cessna 680 N320QS
12 November 2008 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 November 2008 at about 07:10 local time, a Cessna 680 registered N320QS, operated by NetJets, Inc, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, 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 07:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles International (KLAX)
- Coordinates
- 33.9425, -118.4069
- Aircraft
- Cessna 680
- Registration
- N320QS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- NetJets, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Scottsdale → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- WPR09LA036
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the ground service vehicle driver to maintain adequate clearance/distance from the taxiing airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The captain reported that following an uneventful landing, the ground controller cleared the airplane to parking via a left turn on the adjoining taxiway. The captain stated that the flight crew observed the marshaller, who was located on the parking ramp, and continued in the direction of the parking area. Shortly after turning towards the parking ramp, the airplane collided with a ground service vehicle that pulled in front of the airplane. The service vehicle was traveling perpendicular to the airplane's direction of travel. The driver of the service vehicle reported that he was driving on the non-movement service road located adjacent to the taxiway and briefly looked away from the road towards the active runway. When the driver looked back towards the service road, he observed the accident airplane and applied brakes. The ground vehicle stopped in front of the airplane's left wing just before the collision occurred. At the time of the collision the airplane was transitioning from a movement area to a non-movement area. The service vehicle was operating in a non-movement area and not required to be in contact with air traffic control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 680 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2010 | Cessna 680 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | Citationshares Management LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2010 | Cessna 680 | Bedfordshire, United Kingdom | Bookajet Limited | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2014 | Cessna 680 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 3 Sep 2017 | Cessna 680 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Netjets Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Cessna 680 | Burgas, Bulgaria | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Cessna 680 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2008 | Cessna 172S | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Pacific Aerocademy | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Cessna TU206G | Groveland, California, United States | Charles D Hartwell | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2008 | Piper PA 28-180 | Sonoma, California, United States | Timothy Bennett | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2008 | Cessna 152 | Redding, California, United States | Kenneth A Tyler | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2008 | Kaman K-1200 | Santa Clarita, California, United States | Superior Leasing LLC | Fatal | - |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Ercoupe 415-C | Corona, California, United States | Herbert Guiness | No injuries | - |