19880921044939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-7-102 · Albany, NY · September 21, 1988

Date
September 21, 1988 · 23:55 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAYA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N170RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88FA238
Reported as
Dhav DHC7102
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A50
People aboard
14
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,939 total1,589 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left engine blew up. Fragments pierced cabin injuring two passengers.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE BLEW UP. FRAGMENTS PIERCED CABIN INJURING TWO PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N170RA · 1

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