De Havilland DHC-8-102 N847EX
15 October 2002 · Albany, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2002 at about 00:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-8-102 registered N847EX, operated by Allegheny Airlines, was involved in an accident near Albany, New York, United States. 33 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 00:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albany, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Albany International Airport (ALB)
- Coordinates
- 42.6667, -74.2167
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-8-102
- Registration
- N847EX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Allegheny Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Washington → Albany
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with birds. A factor was the night conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was descending through 4,000 feet msl, at 200 KIAS, on a dark night, in visual meteorological conditions, when the airport's approach lights illuminated a flock of birds ahead of them. The auto-pilot was disconnected, but there was insufficient time to avoid contact with multiple birds. The airplane was checked for controllability, and no problems were noted, after which a normal landing was made. An after landing inspection revealed bird strikes on the base of the vertical stabilizer, and the about 6 feet outboard of the engine on the right wing. The right wing fuel tank was penetrated, and fuel was observed leaking from the right wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2001 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Horizon Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2001 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Horizon Air Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2004 | De Havilland DHC-8-4002 | Sandefjord, Norway | - | Unknown | - |
| 19 Jan 2004 | De Havilland DHC-8 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Air Canada Jazz | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2005 | De Havilland DHC-8-202 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Airlines | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2002 | Blanik L-13 | Saratoga Spring, New York, United States | Tim Hanke | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Middleville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2002 | Cessna 210L | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Socata TB-20 | Massena, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 2002 | Cessna 210 | Westhampton Bch, New York, United States | Edward Pagan | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2002 | Cessna 310L | Virgil, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |