# Accident 19991006037309A: Dhav DHC8102, Philadelphia, PA, October 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1999, 22:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PCAA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818EX-2005-03-24) (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 PW120A
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,260 total, 6,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991006037309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ALLEGHENY COMMUTER AIRLINES FLIGHT 3653 (ALO3653), ENROUTE FROM PHL TO ABE, WAS 5-10 MILES NORTH OF PHI AT 3,000' WHEN IT STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ABE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  (.4) THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FEET MEAN-SEA-LEVEL, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES.

## 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 NYC00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA007), Oct 7, 1999: Boeing - Canada DHC-8-102 (N818EX), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in flight collision with birds.

## Other reports on N818EX (4)

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

- [Incident 20020708017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020708017969I), Jul 8, 2002: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Buffalo, NY. (-23) After the gear was selected up the RH gear door amber light illuminated. The buf FAA tower dispatched the CFR vehicles however the crew did not declare…
- [Incident 20010814028249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010814028249I), Aug 14, 2001: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, a DHC-8, N818EX, shows the following logbook entry: during climb #1 oil pressure rose to 90 and stabilized. Oil pressure…
- [Incident 19971112038479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112038479I), Nov 12, 1997: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Rochester, NY. Narrative: on Wednesday, November 12, 1997, at 0715 EDT, a Dehavilland DHC-8-102, s/n 235, operated by allegheny airlines, inc., pcaa 123A, upon takeoff from…
- [Incident 19931104044899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931104044899I), Nov 4, 1993: Dhav DHC8102 (N818EX), Rochester, NY. Unsafe left main gear on approach. Used emergency extension. Landed safely. Replaced up lock actuator.

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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