ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320638
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| Date: | Sunday 24 November 2013 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways Express |
| Registration: | N808EX |
| MSN: | 299 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 53120 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 28 km N of Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM/KBGM) |
| Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL/KPHL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Piedmont Airlines flight 4314, a DHC-8-100, encountered a flock of a birds during the descent into Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, USA. The airplane was located about 16 miles north of KPHL, and at about 4000 feet mean sea level (msl), when multiple birds impacted the fuselage and wing of the airplane. The flight crew notified air traffic control, and did not declare an emergency. The flight landed uneventfully at KPHL. Post flight maintenance inspection revealed substantial damage to the left front wing spar, left wing skin, and vertical stabilizer deice boot.
None of the 40 passengers and crew onboard were injured and the airplane was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent encounter with several birds during approach that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
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