Cessna 680 accident near Statesville, North Carolina, August 6, 2026
On August 6, 2026 at about 10:20 pm local time, a 2011 Cessna 680, registered N96HE, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Statesville, North Carolina (Statesville Regional Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2026 · about 10:20 pm local time
- Place
- Statesville, North Carolina · Statesville Regional Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 680 UNDESIGNAT, built 2011 · all 680s on the register
- Registration
- N96HE · registry record · serial 680-0315
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 30,300 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Mss Solutions LLC
The flight
- Departed from: CHS Charleston SC at 9:43 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 28, 7,003 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 16 knots, gusting 26
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observation at 6:15 pm from SVH
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA26LA339.