Beechcraft 1900D N79SK
20 August 2003 · Muskegon, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 2003 at about 03:15 local time, a Beechcraft 1900D registered N79SK was involved in an accident near Muskegon, Michigan, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Muskegon, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Muskegon County Airport (MKG)
- Coordinates
- 43.1694, -86.2381
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 1900D
- Registration
- N79SK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milwaukee → Muskegon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA276
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Probable cause
The airplane colliding with a deer during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircraft impacted a deer while on landing rollout. The deer was struck by the left propeller, causing substantial damage to the left engine nacelle firewall and supporting structure.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 1900 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States | Colgan Air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft 1900C | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Albany, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Air Midwest Inc | Fatal | 21 |
| 7 Jun 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Skyway Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2003 | Cessna 175 | Mears, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2003 | Cessna 140 | Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-34-220T | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172N | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28-151 | South Haven, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Staudacher S-1000 | Newberry, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |