40.3261° N, 78.9191° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 10, 1992 · 11:30 local
Place
Johnstown, PA
Airport
Johnstown-Cambria County
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N802EX
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total40 in this make and model
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot elected to reposition aircraft using only NR2 engine. On 90 degree turn hit terminal building.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ELECTED TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT USING ONLY NR2 ENGINE. ON 90 DEGREE TURN HIT TERMINAL BUILDING.