# Incident 19970601017739I: Dhav DHC8102, Syracuse, NY, June 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1997, 21:45 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838EX-2023-05-26) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601017739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NORMAL DESCENT TO 3600 FT. AT APPROXIMATELY 3800 FT. AND 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT, A GPWS WARNING (LOW TERRAIN) WAS RECEIVED. THE FLIGHT CREW RESPONDED AND CLIMBED UP TO 4300 FT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GPWS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED: SUNSTRAND MARK II. RADAR ALTIMETER OPERATES ON 4.3 GHZ. (NOTE OF INTEREST: THERE IS A FAIRLY NEW INSTALLED ANTENNA 			IN THE VICINITY. LAT: 43 DEGREES 52' 42.00; 			LONG: 076 DEGREES, 19'34.41; 			FREQUENCY: 1850-2200MHZ 			WITH OUTPUT POWER AT 100 WATTS.) 	THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N838EX (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020104000659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020104000659I), Jan 4, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23)On Friday, January 4, 2002, the captain of allegheny airlines, flight 3585, a DHC-8, N838EX, noticed sparks coming from his windshield during climb out.…
- [Incident 20011203034239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203034239I), Dec 3, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Incident report har fdso-13 (IEA1320020006) reported by operations center eastern region (cruz) allegheny (pcaa) flight 3900 diverted into Harrisburg,…
- [Incident 20011107031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107031709I), Nov 7, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N838EX), Philadelphia, PA. (-23) Aircraft hit pocket of turb, px without seat belt hit head on oerhead compartment, no injury. Flight attendant robert schegber while asking pax to put…

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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