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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]
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.
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]
The aircraft involved was De Havilland Dash 8-100, serial number 055, registered as ZK-NEY, [2] It entered into service in December 1986, and had accumulated 22,154 flight hours and 24,976 flight cycles. [3] The Dash 8 is a high-wing turboprop aircraft, with the main landing gear located below and retracting into the engine nacelles. As a ...
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400: A Horizon Air employee stole an aircraft and died by suicide by intentionally crashing it over an hour later. October 14, 2004 2 0 0 Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701: near Jefferson City: Missouri: Bombardier CRJ200: The ferry flight suffered dual-engine failure at high altitude and a subsequent crash caused by the crew's ...