Accident · 2000-12-06

NTSB case NYC01LA054 · Embraer 120RT · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-12-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Embraer 120RT (N504AS)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Deer on the runway. Factors included reduced visibility due to nighttime lighting and light snow conditions, breaches in the perimeter fence, increased seasonal deer activity, and the rural location of the airport.

Source: NTSB case NYC01LA054

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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