NTSB CHI03LA276 — 2003-08-19 · Muskegon, Michigan, United States

N79SK has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 310R, built 1977), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N79SK Beech 1900D None

Probable cause & findings

The airplane colliding with a deer during the landing roll.

Factual narrative

On August 19, 2003, at 2315 eastern daylight time, a Beech 1900D, N79SK, operated by Skyway Airlines as flight 1411, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with a deer while landing on runway 06 (6,501 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Muskegon County Airport (MKG), Muskegon, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 121 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The two flightcrew members and ten passengers were not injured. The flight departed from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 2240. According to a written statement provided by Skyway Airlines, during the landing rollout two deer crossed the runway and the airplane impacted one of the deer. The deer collided with the left propeller, causing substantial damage to the left engine nacelle firewall and supporting structure. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_CHI03LA276.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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