Cessna 421C N3912C
11 December 1999 · Gillette, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1999 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 421C registered N3912C, operated by Flight Line Incorporated, was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, United States. 3 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 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gillette, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Campbell County (GCC)
- Coordinates
- 44.4609, -105.7008
- Aircraft
- Cessna 421C
- Registration
- N3912C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Flight Line Incorporated
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rapid City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DEN00LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The collision with a deer on the runway during a night landing. A factor was the dark night.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing roll, after conducting a visual approach during dark night conditions, the airplane struck a deer on the runway. No preventative measures had been taken by the airport authority, other than listing as an obstruction the possibility of deer and antelope on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 421 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1999 | Cessna 421B | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | Hawkeye Charter Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1999 | Cessna 421C | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Cessna 421C | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1999 | Cessna 421B | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Oct 1999 | Cessna 421B | Montague, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1999 | Cessna 421B | Polacca, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Burlington, Wyoming, United States | Garland Brothers, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Grumman American AA-5 | Newcastle, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-11 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Mark A. Ramsey | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Mooney M20K | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1999 | Cessna 208B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |