# Accident 19930305035299A: Dhav DHC7102, Philadelphia, PA, March 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1993, 16:40 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 39.8896° N, 75.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8896&lon=-75.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N175RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC7102
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A50
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,635 total, 1,572 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930305035299A

## Narrative

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

CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED DURING APPROACH AFTER AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 BFO93LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA048), Mar 5, 1993: de Havilland DHC-7-102 (N175RA), Philadelphia, PA, no damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE DURING FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NOT SEATED WITH A SEAT BELT FASTENED.

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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