Cessna 560 N981AG

Summary

On 11 December 2024 at about 07:30 local time, a Cessna 560 registered N981AG, operated by Aitheras Aviation group, LLC, was involved in an accident near Atlanta, Georgia, 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.

Date

11 December 2024 at 07:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta Int (ATL)

Coordinates

33.6512, -84.4221

Aircraft

Cessna 560

Registration

N981AG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

2

Operator

Aitheras Aviation group, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Tampa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

ERA25LA073

Nobody was injured.

The vehicle driver’s inadequate visual lookout while driving on a non-licensed vehicle roadway in restricted visibility conditions, which resulted in a collision with a taxiing airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight crew of the business jet was taxiing from the ramp to the runway at night after receiving their departure clearance. As they transitioned from the ramp area to the taxiway, they were crossing a non-licensed vehicle roadway (NLVR). A vehicle traveling along the NLVR collided with the nose of the airplane, substantially damaging the forward portion of the fuselage. The driver of the vehicle stated that she was aware of the signage requiring vehicles to yield to aircraft, and that when she didn’t see an aircraft as she approached the intersection, she continued to drive. She further described that it was dark and raining, but not foggy, and that it was difficult to see. She did not realize that the vehicle had struck the airplane until after the collision, and when she looked back after coming to a stop, she saw the airplane and its illuminated wingtip lights. She further stated that she had not anticipated encountering an airplane at that time of the morning, had become complacent, and that she should have been more observant.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.