# Accident 19970326003719A: Dhav DHC8102, Wenatchee, WA, March 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1997
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 47.4904° N, 120.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4904&lon=-120.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N826PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N826PH-2013-06-10) (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 DHC8102
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003719A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEICE CART WITH ITS RIGHT WING WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 SEA97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA077), Mar 26, 1997: de Havilland DHC-8 (N826PH), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the ground marshaller to marshal the airplane into a correct parking place on the ramp, her failure to verify clearance between the right wing of the airplane and the ground de-ice cart,…

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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