Textron 680A N519QS

Summary

On 27 February 2026 at about 16:00 local time, a Textron 680A registered N519QS, operated by NetJet Sales Inc, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, 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

27 February 2026 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Miami Intl (MIA)

Coordinates

25.8056, -80.2899

Aircraft

Textron 680A

Registration

N519QS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

2

Operator

NetJet Sales Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Dulles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA130

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the blast fence during taxi to the runway for departure, and their inadequate inspection of the airplane after it contacted the blast fence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The second-in-command (SIC) pilot of the business jet stated that, when beginning to taxi from parking, they felt a “bump”, so he exited the airplane and checked the area around the nose wheel. With no damage noted, he re-entered the airplane and the crew continued to taxi to the active runway for departure. Short of the runway, the SIC stated that he wanted to perform another visual inspection of the airplane prior to departing. Air traffic control granted permission to the flight crew and the SIC performed a visual examination of the airplane, starting at the nose landing gear. He stated that he then did a “standard clockwise” inspection around the airplane, but he did not notice anything out of the ordinary and he proceeded back into the airplane, after which the flight departed. The pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that about 1 hour into cruise flight, he felt something similar to “light turbulence” that escalated into a significant “buffet”. The PIC instructed the SIC to reduce speed and the autopilot was disengaged. Shortly after, the PIC recalled seeing yellow crew alerting system messages regarding nose pitch, which subsequently cleared, briefly reappeared, before clearing for the remainder of the flight. After additional buffeting and concern for a potential trim malfunction, the crew elected to divert the flight to a nearby airport. The diversion, landing, and taxi to parking were uneventful and no additional vibrations or controllability problems occurred. Once parked, the flight crew performed an external walkaround inspection of the airplane and noted that the right elevator was partially detached at the outboard hinge and was bent down by about 30°. A review of security camera footage from the fixed based operator (FBO) at the departure airport showed that the airplane had contacted a jet blast fence, in the vicinity of the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer, while the flight crew were taxiing from parking. Photographs and measurements obtained from the FBO depicted white paint transfer marks on the fence at a height that was consistent with the accident’s airplane’s elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.