# Incident 19981231042829I: Dhav DHC8102, State College, PA, December 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1998, 11:15 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DCAA
- 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: N833EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N833EX-2006-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-106 (registry code 2809020, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-106) (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
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,065 total, 4,683 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981231042829I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DHC-8, N833EX, FLIGHT 3615, EXPERIENCED A CRACKED PILOTS SIDE WINDOW WHILE ENROUTE. THE WINDOW CRACKED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ON THE OUTER PANE.

## Other reports on N833EX (3)

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

- [Incident 20020517018099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020517018099I), May 17, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Washington, DC, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft entered the parking ramp in the wrong area and tried to taxi in between two parked aircraft. Ramp personnel initially stopped the aircraft and…
- [Incident 19990703023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703023589I), Jul 3, 1999: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Saturday, July 3, 1999, at 1520 EDT, a Dehavilland dash 8, N833EX, s/n 282, operated by allegheny airlines, inc., shortly after rotation the spoiler…
- [Incident 19981202042839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981202042839I), Dec 2, 1998: Dhav DHC8102 (N833EX), Ithaca, NY. (-5) On 12/2/98 at 1116 EST, a Dehavilland DHC-8, N833EX, operated by allegheny airlines, aborted its start-up after the flight crew noted smoke at the right…

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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