# Incident 20110218002869I: Cessna 208, Leesburg, FL, February 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110218002869I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 18, 2011, AT AROUND 10:45 AM, AFTER DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 13 OF THE LEESBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN LEESBURG FL, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT N208HF, A CESSNA MODEL, CE-208, WAS STRUCK BY WHAT WAS TO BELIEVE A TURKEY VULTURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LEESBURG AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT OUTBOURD  LEADING EDGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N208HF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200217002489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200217002489I), Feb 17, 2020: Cessna 208 (N208HF), Sebastian, FL, No damage, 1 fatal. Skydiver was under canopy maneuvering for landing towards landing zone. Skydiver noticed another jumper approaching head-on. Skydiver executed a hard left turn…

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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