Air Canada Express Flight 8646
A landing Jazz Aviation CRJ900 struck a rescue truck crossing its runway during a separate airport emergency.
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LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings
Causes
Evacuation and rescue in airline accidents
Official investigators identified evacuation and rescue in 6 of the incidents we cover, from 2001 to 2026. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2026 | Air Canada Express Flight 8646 | CRJ900 (CL-600-2D24) | Not stated | 2, both pilots | LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings |
| 1 September 2024 | Air New Zealand ATR 72 ZK-MVL | ATR72-212A-600 | Wellington Airport, runway 34 | No fatalities or serious injuries established; report narrative describes minor evacuation injuries, while the data summary lists nil | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 7 September 2023 | Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330 | Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23 | Runway 10, Detour Lake Aerodrome, Ontario | 4 minor injuries: 1 crew member and 3 passengers; no fatalities or serious injuries | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 4 February 2015 | TransAsia Airways Flight 235 | ATR72-212A (ATR72-600) | Keelung River, approximately three nautical miles east of Songshan Airport | 43 on board: three pilots, one cabin crew member and 39 passengers | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 15 January 2009 | US Airways Flight 1549 | Airbus A320-214 | Hudson River near Weehawken, New Jersey | No fatalities | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 24 August 2001 | Air Transat Flight 236 | Airbus A330-243 | Lajes, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Air New Zealand ATR 72 ZK-MVL
A turbine blade fatigue failure caused an engine fire on low approach. The aircraft landed safely, but the evacuation exposed further hazards.
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LEVEL 3 Final report
Bearskin Airlines Flight 4330
A second unstable approach ended with in-flight reverse thrust, loss of control and a crash beside a gravel runway. All ten occupants survived.
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LEVEL 3 Final report
TransAsia Airways Flight 235
An uncommanded autofeather was followed by shutdown of the operative engine and a stall over Taipei.
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LEVEL 3 Final report
US Airways Flight 1549
A bird encounter left almost no engine thrust, and the Hudson became the landing site.
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LEVEL 3 Final report
Air Transat Flight 236
A maintenance-induced fuel leak emptied an A330 over the Atlantic. The crew glided to Lajes, where all 306 occupants survived.
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LEVEL 3 Final report