# Incident 19930521019279I: Dhav DHC8102, Bangor, ME, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 21:22 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VFSA
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BANGOR INTL (BGR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N806AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8102
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521019279I

## Narrative

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

OUTER WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DESCENT. DIVERTED TO BANGOR. LANDED SAFELY. SUSPECT FROZEN WATER.

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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