# Accident 20200830013979A: Raytheon Aircraft Company C90A, Fortuna, CA, August 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2020, 22:00 local time
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Airport: Fortuna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JXKA
- Location: 40.5539° N, 124.1328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5539&lon=-124.1328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N982SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon C90A (registry code 7150004, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200830013979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KCEC FOR KFOT. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT KFOT AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE DEER. IMPACT  DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE, PROPELLER, COWL, ENGINE MOUNT  AND FIREWALL. DUE TO COVID-AP INSPECTOR DID NOT TRAVEL TO SCENE. DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES PROVIDED BY CERTIFICATE HOLDER. NTSB ENGINEERING IDENTIFIED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE MOUNT AS BEING SIGNIFICANT FOR IDENTIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.  NO NINE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES IDENTIFIED AS FACTORS DUE TO AIRCRAFT STRIKING THIS DEER ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR20CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA312), Aug 31, 2020: Beechcraft C90A (N982SB), Fortuna, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a deer while landing at night.

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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