Aircraft
The Bombardier DHC-8 appears in 3 of the incidents we cover, flown by 3 operators from 2009 to 2024. 2 rest on a final report and 1 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
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| 2 January 2024 | Japan Airlines Flight 516 | Airbus A350-941 and Bombardier DHC-8-315 | Runway 34R, Tokyo Haneda airport | Five Coast Guard crew killed | LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings |
| 2 March 2023 | WestJet Encore flight 3532 | Bombardier DHC-8-402 | 42 nautical miles north-northeast of Kelowna, at 25,000 feet | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 12 February 2009 | Colgan Air Flight 3407 | Bombardier DHC-8-400 (Q400) | Clarence Center, about five nautical miles northeast of Buffalo airport | 49 killed aboard and one on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
An arriving JAL A350 struck a Coast Guard DHC-8 on runway 34R. Interim evidence describes a clearance misunderstanding and undetected runway occupancy; causes remain under investigation.
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LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings
A compressor blade fractured at 25,000 feet. An exhaust-duct fire damaged the right nacelle before the crew shut down the engine and diverted to Kelowna.
Incident date:
LEVEL 3 Final report
NTSB found that the captain responded inappropriately to the stick shaker and stalled the aircraft. Monitoring and airspeed-management weaknesses contributed.
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LEVEL 3 Final report