Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
At that time of the crash, it was the deadliest aviation disaster involving the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 until the crash of US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 in 2018. [1] As of 2024, this is the last major passenger airliner crash in the United States .
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the De Havilland Canada Dash 8" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
On 13 October 2011, Airlines PNG Flight 1600, a Dash 8 regional aircraft on a flight from Lae to Madang, Papua New Guinea, crash-landed in a forested area near the mouth of the Guabe River, [1] after losing all engine power. Only 4 of the 32 people on board survived. [2] [3] It is the deadliest plane crash in the history of Papua New Guinea. [4]
The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, [2] commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019; Longview revived the De Havilland Canada brand. [ 3 ]
The fire burned a 2-acre (0.8 ha) area, [6] but was extinguished by the following morning. [27] [28] No injuries were reported to residents of the sparsely populated island even though the crash site was close to at least one cabin, which was occupied at the time of the incident. [29]
In September 2007, two separate accidents due to similar landing gear failures occurred within three days of each other on Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). A third accident, again with an SAS aircraft, occurred in 27 October 2007, leading to the withdrawal of the type from the airline's fleet.
Five of the six crew on board the Dash 8 died in the collision, with only the captain surviving. Everyone on board the A350 survived. [4] Investigations have determined that Japan Airlines Flight 516 was given landing clearance, while the Coast Guard aircraft did not have permission to be on the runway. [5] [6] [7] [8]
The aircraft, a 76-seat Bombardier Q400 operated by US-Bangla Airlines, burst into flames after the crash. The 20 surviving passengers were badly injured from the impact and the fire. It remains the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Bangladeshi airline, and the deadliest incident involving a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.