# Accident 20081111851949A: Cessna 680SOV, Los Angeles, CA, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 23:00 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 680 (registry code 2076811, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C (registry code 52169, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw306c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 680SOV
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111851949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT WAS CLEARED TO TAXI TO THE LANDMARK AVIATION RAMP AND WHEN HE TURNED RIGHT TO ENTER THE RAMP AREA A TRUCK OPERATED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF ABX AIR, A FREIGHT CARRIER.  THE DRIVER OPENLY ADMITTED TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INVESTIGATING THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO A DEPARTING B-747 WHICH HE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING FOR AN FAR 129 CARGO CARRIER.  ALONG THIS ROADWAY GROUND VEHICLES CAN ROUTINELY BE SEEN TRAVELING FASTER THAN THE ALLOWABLE SPEED LIMIT.  THE ROADWAY IS CLEARLY MARKED ALONG THE WAY WHERE AIRCRAFT HAVE ACCESS TO CROSS THE ROAD THAT GROUND VEHICLE TRAFFIC IS TO STOP FOR AIRCRAFT.  THE ACCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON A SECURITY CAMERA AT THE FBO LANDMARK AVIATION.  ALL EVIDENCES SEEN BYT THE REPORTING INSPECTOR SHOWS THAT THE FLIGHT CREW OF THIS AIRCRAFT HAD NO CULPABILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT.  FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT ALL PARTIES THE FLIGHT CREW, AND THE TRUCK DRIVER UNDERWENT SCREENING FOR DRUGS.  THE RESULTS OF THAT SCREENING HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR09LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA036), Nov 12, 2008: Cessna 680 (N320QS), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the ground service vehicle driver to maintain adequate clearance/distance from the taxiing airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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