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| Date: | Monday 14 October 2002 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 |
| Owner/operator: | Allegheny Airlines |
| Registration: | N847EX |
| MSN: | 333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 24047 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW 120A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Washington-Ronald Reagan National Airport, DC (DCA/KDCA) |
| Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was descending through 4,000 feet msl, at 200 KIAS, on a dark night, in visual meteorological conditions, when the airport's approach lights illuminated a flock of birds ahead of them. The auto-pilot was disconnected, but there was insufficient time to avoid contact with multiple birds. The airplane was checked for controllability, and no problems were noted, after which a normal landing was made. An after landing inspection revealed bird strikes on the base of the vertical stabilizer, and the about 6 feet outboard of the engine on the right wing. The right wing fuel tank was penetrated, and fuel was observed leaking from the right wing.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with birds. A factor was the night conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 April 1995 | N828MA | Mesaba Aviation | 0 | Moline, IL | |
non |
| 20 February 1997 | N828MA | Mesaba Airlines | 0 | Romulus, MI | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 07:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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