De-Havilland

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    Nepal Flight Diverts to Safer Topography after Bird Strike


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    Contact photographer Sam Chui

    What: Tara Air de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Jumla to Nepalgunj
    Where: Surkhet Airport
    When: June 13, 2012
    Who: 19 passengers
    Why: Co-ilot Abhisek Rai was injured while flying the Tara Air jet from Jumla to Nepalgunj when a bird struck the plane’s front mirror.

    Captain Prabhakar Ghimire decided to divert the flight, and made a safe landing at Surkhet Airport.

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    Flybe Returns to Isle of Man


    What: Flybe de Havilland Dash 8-400
    Where: Ronaldsway
    When: May 20 2012, 1.45pm.
    Who: 52 passengers
    Why: While en route, a Flybe jet headed took off from and returned to Ronaldsway and made a safe landing, with airport and Castletown, Port Erin and Douglas fire crews on standby.

    Passengers disembarked on the tarmac and were taken by bus to the terminal.

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    De Havilland Brenda Mines Crash Victims Identified

    What: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver en route from Pitt Meadows to Okanagan Lake
    Where: Brenda Mines
    When: May 13, 2012, 6:45 p.m
    Who: three aboard, three fatalities
    Why: The plane had taken off from Pitt Meadows airport and was en route back from Okanagan lake when it went down in a wooded area below Highway 97C about seven kilometers west of the Brenda Mines Road intersection. There was a fire at the scene. Witnesses say the plane was headed toward “Peachland” possibly looking for a landing site toward Merritt when it went down.

    According to the NTSB, the accident site is about ten minutes out of Kelowna.

    A Cormorant helicopter and a Buffalo airplane, the coroner, B.C. Ambulance, Kelowna Fire Department and Kelowna RCMP responded to the scene. The plane caught fire.

    Pilot Colin Moyes, 52, and passengers Peter Keate, 81 and Inez Keate, 79 have been identified as the crash victims. The pilot had his future in-laws in the cabin. His wedding would have been June 23. He leaves behind his 11 year old son. Moyes is also survived by his fiancee and her two children. A memorial is scheduled at 2 p.m., May 27, at North Vancouver’s Pinnacle Hotel.

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    Croatia Jet Lands in Zagreb Minus Engine


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    Contact photographer Petar Meznarek

    What: Croatia Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Vienna to Zagreb
    Where: Zagreb
    When: Apr 29th 2012
    Who: 58 passengers
    Why: The plane was on approach to Zabreb when the engine temperature became hot.

    The left engine was shut down. Pilots made a safe landing. Croatia spokesman Davor Januši? said that the passengers were not at any time in danger.

    The jet was temporarily withdrawn from service but back in rotation after ten hours and some replaced parts.

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    Air Tanzania Runway Overrun


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    What: Air Tanzania de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311Q en route from Kigoma to Dar es Salaam via Tabora
    Where: Kigoma
    When: Apr 9th 2012
    Who: 35 passengers and 4 crew
    Why: Air Tanzania was taking off from Kigoma when it suffered an engine failure. Two passengers were hospitalized with shock but there were no other injuries reported.

    Pilots rejected takeoff.

    The jet overran the runway. Local news reported that the pilots “hit a pothole” which prevented the takeoff. It is not unusual for us to end up with conflicting reasons behind accidents. We do not know if the runway was soft after recent rains. It is up to the official investigation to reveal what happened. We are just delighted that the pilots landed the plane with no loss of life or serious injury.

    The right engine separated, and the right wing incurred some damage; the nose gear collapsed. The plane has been written off with substantial damage. Unless Air Tanzania tells us otherwise, we believe this is the last de Havilland Canada DHC-8 in the fleet.

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    Colgan Main Gear Landing in Houston


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    Contact photographer A. Kwanten

    What: United/Colgan de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Little Rock,AR to Houston
    Where: Houston
    When: Apr 7th 2012
    Who: 31 passengers, 4 crew
    Why: While on approach to Houston, the gear did not come down. The crew performed a fly by, and ATC confirmed that the main gear were down but not the front (nose) landing gear.

    The pilots made a second approach which concluded landing on the main gear. The pilots kept the nose up as long as possible.

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    AK Float Plane Crash Survivors Flown To Seattle Med

    What: Southeast Aviation DeHavilland Beaver
    Where: Ketchikan AK
    When: March 13, 2012
    Who: Two injured
    Why: Alaska State Troopers have identified the two men, 64-year-old Ketchikan pilot Ernest Robb and 56-year-old Vancouver passenger Murray Richardson, injured in the float plane crash in the Niblack Mine area 30 miles SW of Ketchikan near Prince of Wales Island

    Responders included Alaska State Troopers, Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad, Temsco Helicopters, and Guardian Flight Services after a Good Samaritan vessel spotted the wreckage off the beach. Guardian flight services first flew the injured men to Ketchikan Peace Health Medical Center then to Seattle’s Harbor View Medical Center. Initial investigation revealed that weather conditions were zero visibility with heavy snow, factoring into the accident.

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    Ground Crew Struck by Propeller

    What: Canadian North de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Cambridge Bay to Yellowknife
    Where: Yellowknife
    When: Feb 13th 2012
    Who: 17 aboard
    Why: After landing safely in Yellowknife, the plane was being directed from tarmac to parking. One engine had been shut down, and a ground crew member was struck by the right propeller.

    Emergency services were on hand.

    The injured party, who was a new hire, was flown by medical ambulance to Edmonton.

    In George’s Point of View


    In many cases, I say Maintenance, maintenance maintenance! but in this case, I say Caution, caution, caution! One can never be too careful. Perhaps a longer training period would be advisable?

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    Maldives Air Taxi Stormy Crash Landing on Hulhule lagoon, 9 Passengers Rescued

    What: Maldivian Air Taxi DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Lily Beach resort to seaplane lagoon
    Where: seaplane lagoon on Hulhule Island
    When: Feb 9, 2012, 12.08pm
    Who: 9 passengers, no fatalities
    Why: A Maldivian Air Taxi seaplane made a crash landing at Hulhule Island in heavy rain with low visibility.

    None of the nine passengers aboard were seriously hurt, but some were in shock after the twenty-five minute flight. The passengers were Maldavian(1) British(2) and Vietnamese (4), were rescued within ten minutes and taken to the CIP ‘Koimala’ Executive Lounge for medical treatment.

    The MAT plane is being recovered.

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    Horizon Air Dash 8-400 Limps back to Portland on One Engine


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    Contact photographer Tsuyoshi Hayasaki

    What: Horizon Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Portland,OR to Seattle,WA
    Where: Portland
    When: Jan 26 2012
    Who: 55 passengers, 4 crew
    Why: While en route, the right engine was shut down. According to wptv witnesses aboard the flight, “there was an explosion. Then, all of a sudden, everything stopped, and it just got totally quiet, and everyone started to panic.” Passengers took photos of the plane’s stopped propellor; and then the plane began shaking, and they could feel the weight on the left side.

    Pilots returned to Portland and made a safe landing. An inspection of the plane is underway.

    A replacement jet was provided.

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    Tiger Moth Crash Kills Two at Mayborough


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    Contact photographer red750

    What: De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
    Where: Maryborough Airport on Leviathan Road, Australia
    When: Jan 27, 2012, 5pm.
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: After taking off, the plane hit trees at the end of the runway.

    Witnesses described seeing a ball of flames, which ignited a field of dry grass. The grass required seven Country Fire Authority crews to extinguish it.

    The two men aboard the vintage plane were John Fisher and David Oxley. In the past, John Fisher, who worked at Maryborough airport, had flown the Tiger Moth from England to Australia. He was the pilot and the owner of the plane.

    The accident is under investigation by three investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

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    Greenland Flight Cancels Due to Smoke, Chemical Fumes


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    Contact photographer Robbie Shaw

    What: Air Greenland de Havilland Dash 7-100 en route from Ilulissat to Upernavik
    Where: Ilulissat
    When: Jan 11th 2012
    Who: 27 passengers and 3 crew
    Why: After takeoff from Ilulissat, smoke developed in the lavatory, cabin and cockpit and the fire detector went off The flight returned to Ilulissat where they made a safe landing.

    No smoke or fire was detected in the cabin, but on inspection, the high pressure bleed air on both left engines did not work.

    Additionally, unidentified chemical fumes evaporated in to the air conditioning system.

    Maintenance believes the problem has been corrected.

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    Intersky Brakes for Runway Incursion


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    Contact photographer Marius Palmen

    What: Intersky de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Berlin Tegel to Friedrichshafen
    Where: Berlin
    When: Dec 14th 2011
    Who: 21 passengers
    Why: The flight was about to depart when an unauthorized vehicle cut across the runway right in the plane’s path.

    Pilots jerked the plane to a stop, injuring a flight attendant who had to be hospitalized.

    The flight was cancelled.

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    Qantas Encounters Engine-jarring Turbulence over Weipa


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    Contact photographer Robert Ralph

    What: Qantas/Eastern Australia de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Cairns,QL to Weipa,QL
    Where: Weipa
    When: Dec 6th 2011
    Why: On approach to Weipa, the plane flew through a cloud and encountered disruptive turbulence.

    While there were no reports of injury, the turbulence resulted in engine problems. The plane made a safe landing but the incident is under ATSB scrutiny.

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    Ministry Opinion on PNG crash

    What: PNG Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
    Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) S of Madang Airport (MAG) (Papua New Guinea)
    When: Oct 13, 2011
    Who: 4 crew, 28 passengers, 4 survivors
    Why: The Png flight crashed 20 miles south of Madang, and was lost and later discovered on fire. 28 died in the crash, but pilots, one passenger and an attendant survived. The Australian Captain broke both legs in the crash. The surviving passenger is a Chinese man who incurred serious burns.

    “Based on the information that the pilot gave to the towers which was there’s smoke coming out of the engines and we’re running out of power, doing a forced landing, that’s what they said, which resulted in it crash landing.” The Ministry of Civil Aviation in Papua NG announced unofficially that there was a mechanical problem with the plane. The black box was recovered and sent to Australia for analysis.

    A Canadian team from de Havilland is doing an independent investigation.

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    Papua New Guinea 28 Die in Violent Storm, Forest Crash on the Banks of the Gogol


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    Contact photographer Raymond Ngu


    What: PNG Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
    Where: 20 km (12.5 mls) S of Madang Airport (MAG) (Papua New Guinea)
    When: Oct 13, 2011
    Who: 4 crew, 28 passengers, 4 survivors
    Why: About 5.15pm, while en route from Lae to Madang, the flight went down in dense forest in bad weather. The pilots managed to send a distress call. Four survivors were pulled from the wreckage and taken to Yamad clinic. The survivors include an 64 year old Australian pilot and a New Zealand pilot and an Asian passenger who was sitting in the seventh seat, who crawled through a crack in the fuselage, and who suffered burns on 27% of his body (including back and arms). Survivors are being transported by boat to Modilon hospital in Madang.

    First responders were initially blocked when they could not cross the Guabe river, then a boat suffered engine problems, then the third attempt made it to the scene of the crash. A violent storm and dense forest hampered the rescue efforts, which were facilitated by chopper.

    Australia engaged four army Blackhawk helicopters to assist in the rescue. Rescuers on the Gogol river were impeded due to heavy rains. It took four boats to reach the crash site.

    PNG quarantined Laes Nadzab airport and grounded the Dash 8 fleet.

    Witnesses saw the plane crash on the Guabe River bank and on impact, burst into flame. Most of the passengers were local Papuan parents of Madang’s Divine Word University students. According to a resort manager who went to pick them up from the airport, six of the plane’s occupants — one passenger and five crew members – had reservations to stay at Madang Resort.

    PNG Accident Investigation Commission’s spokesman Sid O’Toole talked to the media.

    PNG Airlines released the following:

    POMSOX/MEDIA RELEASE – PORT MORESBY 10:30 PM THURSDAY, 13th OCTOBER 2011 – AIRLINES PNG ANNOUNCEMENT


    We are sad to confirm that there has been an accident involving an Airlines PNG Dash 8 aircraft near Madang late Thursday afternoon.

    Emergency services have been activated and Airlines PNG is co-operating with authorities to mount rescue and recovery efforts.

    There were 28 passengers and 4 crew members on board. There appear to be some survivors while a number of people remain unaccounted for.

    Airlines PNG is working with the emergency service authorities to confirm this information in more detail.

    A full investigation is underway by authorities and Airlines PNG as to the possible cause of the accident.

    Airlines PNG fully supports the action of local authorities at Lae who have quarantined aviation fuel at Lae airport from where the aircraft originated.

    Airlines PNG has also grounded its Dash 8 fleet of 12 aircraft until further notice.

    Our prayers and thoughts are now with all those affected by this very sad day for Papua New Guinea.

    For further information contact:

    Media Relations:

    Email: media.relations@apng.com

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    Arctic Charter Plane Crashes in Yellow Knife

    What: Arctic Sunwest Charters De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter en route from Thor Lake to Great Slave Lake
    Where: Old Town in Yellowknife
    When: Sept 22, 2011, 1:15 pm
    Who: 9 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: While en route from Avalon Rare Metals’ Thor Lake mine site, the Arctic Sunwest Charters float plane hit powerlines, a car and the Aurora Geosciences building before it crashed in Yellowknife in a small space between a building and a condo. Ironically, the plane ended up across the street from the Arctic Sunwest office, and just shy of Pilot’s Monument, a rock memorial to bush pilots. Emergency services performed cpr and worked on both pilots but they died at the scene. Seven passengers were retrieved from the plane which was crashed into a building, and were hospitalized. One passenger was airlifted to Edmonton.

    Some witnesses say the plane appeared to lose power. The crash was within meters of the Arctic Sunwest Charters dock on Slave Lake.

    The pilots lost in the crash were Trevor Jonasson, 36, and co-pilot 26 year old Nicole Stacey. Stacey was from Yellow Knife, a master corporal reserve soldier with the Canadian Forces’ Yellowknife Company. Survivors, some of whom are American, included three passengers who were Avalon Rare Metals executives, and three company guests on tour, and a photographer shooting for Up Here magazine. The photographer suffered a broken leg and head trauma. The crash occurred in shouting distance of two survivers of the Nunavut crash of flight 6560 near Resolute Bay in August, and the plane lodged between two buildings, and by the Dancing Moose Cafe and the Geosciences Building .

    No one on the street was injured.

    The US NTSB is assisting the Canadian investigation, and released the following:

    The NTSB dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Canada in its investigation of Saturday’s crash of First Air flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200 combi airplane.

    On August 20, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. CDT, the airplane, en route from Yellowknife Airport to Resolute Bay Airport, crashed on approach, East of Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada. There are reportedly twelve fatalities and three survivors.

    The NTSB has designated air safety investigator Joe Sedor as the traveling U.S. Accredited Representative. Accompanying Mr. Sedor will be NTSB Operational Factors and Airworthiness investigators and representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Pratt & Whitney and Boeing.

    The Canadian investigation is in its Field Phase.

    The investigation is being conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which will release all information. The TSB phone number is: (819) 994-8053 and email address is: communications@bst-tsb.gc.ca

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    Float Plane Crashes in Buss Lake Canada

    What: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
    Where: Buss Lake Canada
    When: June 30, 2011
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The pilot issued a distress beacon at 1:45 pm in a very remote location in Saskatchewan. The flight was apparently a fishing expedition.

    The plane was spotted in the lake by a pilot who was flying by and heard the signal, and reported the location to Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario, who sent a Hercules aircraft from 435 Squadron in Winnipeg.

    The Hercules was able to land after dropping a chainsaw to rescue techs to clear the brush.

    The float plan crashed in Buss Lake, Saskatchewan. All three aboard, including the pilot, died in the crash. Two search and rescue team members are on site but the cause of the crash is unknown.

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    Jazz Rocky Ride over Montreal


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    Contact photographer Gustavo Corujo – Gusair

    What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Rouyn,QC to Montreal,QC
    Where: Montreal
    When: Jun 28th 2011
    Who: 28 aboard
    Why: Thirty minutes outside of Montreal, the flight encountered thunder storms which caused severe turbulence lasting about two minutes.

    The flight landed safely in Montreal.

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    Flight Attendant injured in Turbulence


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    Contact photographer Nino Buda-CYYZ Aviation Photography

    What: Continental Airlines/Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Newark to Washington DC
    Where: Washington
    When: May 16th 2011
    Who: Flight attendant
    Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence in which a flight attendant experienced injury. The plane did not divert, but continued to make a safe landing.

    Paramedics dealt with the flight attendant’s injuries

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    Colgan Air Engine Fire, Belly Landing in Pittsburgh


    Pictured: Not N339NG but another DHC-8-402Q Dash 8
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    Contact photographer Nino Buda-CYYZ Aviation Photography

    What: Colgan Air de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Continental Airlines en route from Cleveland,OH to Baltimore,MD
    Where: Pittsburgh
    When: Mar 17th 2011
    Who: not available
    Why: While en route, left engine indicated a fire.

    The crew shut down the engine and diverted to Pittsburgh where they made a safe landing 30 minutes after the initial alert. There were no injuries.

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    Dash 8 Has Gusty Landing Ending in Crunch


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    Contact photographer Stefan Sonnenberg

    What: Flugfelag Air Iceland de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Reykjavik Iceland to Nuuk Greenland
    Where: Nuuk
    When: Mar 4th 2011
    Who: 31 passengers and 3 crew
    Why: After weather conditions had already delayed the flight for more than a day, passengers were finally able to make the journey. However, on landing, the plane veered off the runway in gusty conditions. The de Havilland Dash received nose, propellers and engines damage, but no one aboard was injured.

    Perhaps they should have delayed the flight for another day.

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    Plane Struck By Lightning


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    Contact photographer Daniel J. Evans

    What: Piedmont/US Airways Havilland Dash 8-300 en route to Lynchburg
    Where: Lynchburg Regional Airport.
    When: Jan 26, 2010, 10:35 a.m.
    Who: 13 passengers, 3 crew
    Why: While en route during a heavy rainfall, the plane was struck by lighting.

    The plane was 20 nautical miles from Lynchburg at the time of the lightning strike and made a safe landing under a magnitude “Alert Two” emergency. An electrical failure was reported but the plane landed and taxied under its own power.

    The plane was then scheduled to be ferried off for repairs. Passengers were scheduled on alternative flights.

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    Gear Controls Break off in Pilot’s Hand

    What: JAC Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400, en route from Amami O Shima to Kagoshima
    Where: Kagoshima Japan
    When: Jan 8th 2011
    Who: 74 passengers
    Why: On takeoff, the gear liver broke. The crew flew on to Kagoshima, landing under emergency conditions with rescue crew on standby. The flight made a safe landing, and was towed.

    At Kagoshima, the gear lever was replaced.