# Incident 19961102039149I: Dhav DHC8*, State College, PA, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 40.7910° N, 77.8568° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of State College, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7910&lon=-77.8568&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N832EX-2006-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing DHC-8-102 (registry code 1386002, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-dhc-8-102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8*
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,455 total, 4,697 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961102039149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 2100 FEET FIRST OFFICERS WINDSCREEN SHATTERED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT UNV WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT. NO INJURIES OR FIRE OCCURRED IN THIS INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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