# NTSB Accident DCA14CA031
> **DE HAVILLAND DHC8 - 102** · 2013-11-25 · Philadelphia, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA14CA031
- **Event ID:** 20140106X40632
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-11-25
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.006668, -75.171112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 40
- **Total aboard:** 40
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DE HAVILLAND
- **Model:** DHC8 - 102
- **Registration:** N808EX
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with several birds during approach that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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