# Accident 20210501007639A: Cessna 550, Johns Island, SC, May 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2021, 20:59 local time
- Place: Johns Island, SC
- Airport: Charleston Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6948° N, 80.0030° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6948&lon=-80.0030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N803SC-2021-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 550 (registry code 2076604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series (registry code 52112, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,990 total, 771 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210501007639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TWO DEER WHILE CONDUCTING A NORMAL TAKEOFF.

## 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 ERA21LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA227), May 2, 2021: Cessna 550 (N803SC), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with a deer during takeoff.

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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