# NTSB Accident NYC01LA054
> **Embraer 120RT** · 2000-12-07 · CHARLESTON, WV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC01LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001220X45463
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-12-07
- **Location:** CHARLESTON, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.349815, -81.629814
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 18
- **Total aboard:** 19
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Embraer
- **Model:** 120RT
- **Registration:** N504AS
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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