De Havilland DHC-8 accident near Seattle, WA
On April 16, 1988, a De Havilland DHC-8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seattle, WA. 4 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 16, 1988
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 4 serious, 27 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.480°N, 122.291°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001213X25438
Official records · DCA88MA052
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 1:32 AM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 240° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 7 mi
- Cloud ceiling
- 2,800 ft
From Wikipedia
On April 15, 1988, Horizon Air Flight 2658, a regional passenger flight from Seattle to Spokane, Washington, crashed into multiple jetways after a runway excursion while landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The aircraft, a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 with 37 passengers and 3 crew members on board, was climbing out of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport when the right engine failed. As the crew lowered the landing gear, a fire broke out in the right engine nacelle. On landing, the aircraft suffered a loss of braking and directional control. The aircraft veered left off the runway and collided with several baggage carts and jetways before catching fire. Despite the aircraft being destroyed in the impact and fire, all 40 occupants survived the crash.
Text from Wikipedia, “Horizon Air Flight 2658”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
