# Incident 19890803043819I: Dhav DHC8*, Buffalo, NY, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: VEWF
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGGTO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8*
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803043819I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOISE AT 35 PERCENT TORQUE. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED. SMOKE IN CABIN. COMPRESSOR BLADES DAMAGED.

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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