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Six Missing in Australia
What: 930s de Havilland Dragon Where: Kilcoy, Australia When: Oct 1, 2012 Who: 6 missing Why: Six people who were aboard a vintage plane were returning to Caboolture after spending the day raising money for charity by hosting joy flights at the Monto Fly-In in central Queensland have been missing in Australia since Monday:... »
Porter Airlines Tail Strike (Alias Bird Strike)
What: Porter Airlines de Havilland Dash en route from Windsor to Toronto Where: CYQG WINDSOR, ONTARIO When: Sep 21, 2012 Who: 32 aboard Why: The flight took off from Windsor and continued to Toronto, believing they had a bird strike. After landing, the condition of the plane indicated to examiners that the damage was... »
Nepal Takeoff Emergency, No Injuries
What: Tara Air de Havilland Dash DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Dolpa to Nepalgunj Where: Dolpa When: Sept 21, 2012 9:28 a.m. Who: 6 aboard, no injuries Why: Take off from the airport at Dolpa failed when the planes left wing encountered obstruction. According to Vinaya Shakya, none of the two crew or... »
Tara Air Incident Report unconfirmed
What: Tara Air de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Jomsom to Pokhara Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal When: August 19, 2012 Who: 19 aboard, no fatalities Why: On taking off from Jomsom airport, the plane slid off the runway and into a river bed. The Nepalese army performed the plane retrieval. No... »
Air Canada Fire Discovered AFTER Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Mark Kryst What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Kelowna,BC to Vancouver,BC Where: Vancouver When: Jul 19th 2010 Who: 52 people aboard Why: After making a safe landing at Vancouver, the Vancouver ground crew discovered evidence of a small fire... »
Aardvark Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Gary Shephard What: South African Express Airways de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Johannesburg to Kimberly (South Africa), Where: Kimberly (South Africa) When: Jul 16th 2010 Why: On landing, the nose gear of the plane struck an aardvark on the runway, damaging the... »
Hungarian Dash 8 Diverts Due to Engine Problems
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Adam Samu What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest Hungary to Geneva Switzerland Where: Salzburg When: Oct 8th 2009 Who: 37 passengers and 4 crew Why: While en route to Geneva, the plane’s left engine experienced a drop in... »
Update: Japan Air Commuter Lands on One Engine
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer James Scott What: Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Tanegashima to Kagoshima Where: Kagoshima When: Mar 25th 2009 10:26 a.m Who: 42 passengers Why: When the left hand engine’s oil pressure dropped, the pilot shut down the engine and continued... »
Japan Air Commuter Lands on One Engine
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer James Scott What: Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Tanegashima to Kagoshima Where: Kagoshima When: Mar 25th 2009 10:26 a.m Who: 42 passengers Why: When the left hand engine’s oil pressure dropped, the pilot shut down the engine and continued... »
Philly Emergency Landing
What: US Airways Express Flight 4551 Piedmont Airlines deHavilland Dash-8 turboprop aircraft en route from from Lehigh Valley International Airport Allentown Where: Philadelphia International Airport When: November 16, 2008 9:20 a.m Who: 35 passengers and three crew members Why: After landing gear did not deploy, the flight landed safely on foam at around 9:20... »
