# Incident 19891020054859I: Dhav DHC7102, Albany, NY, October 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From 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: N172RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172RA-2001-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-7-102 (registry code 2802708, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-7-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- People aboard: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891020054859I

## Narrative

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

BOTH HSI FLAGS APPEARED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FOUND PRIMARY INVERTER WAS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N172RA (4)

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

- [Incident 19930728031839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728031839I), Jul 28, 1993: Dhav DHC7102 (N172RA), Syracuse, NY. On rollout NR1 engine quit for reasons unknown. Maintenance found power section damaged.
- [Incident 19910708037099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708037099I), Jul 8, 1991: Dhav DHC7102 (N172RA), New York, NY. Unable to trim aircraft after departure. Returned. Found aircraft improperly loaded with passengers and baggage.
- [Incident 19900930051299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930051299I), Sep 30, 1990: Dhav DHC7102 (N172RA), Albany, NY. Smoke in cabin. Lavatory detector activated. Returned. Deactivated NR2 flow pack.
- [Incident 19850106010739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850106010739I), Jan 6, 1985: Dhav DHC7102 (N172RA), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Engine fire put out by extinguishing agent. Clogged oil screen and bearing failure in hot section. Changed engine.

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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