# Accident 19880921044939A: Dhav DHC7102, Albany, NY, September 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1988, 23:55 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170RA-1996-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A50
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,939 total, 1,589 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880921044939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC88FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA238), Sep 22, 1988: de Havilland DH-7-58C (N170RA), Albany, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N170RA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800502045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502045249I), May 2, 1980: Dhav DHC71 (N170RA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Nose wheel came off during takeoff. Landed without further incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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