# Accident 19880415048859A: Dhav DHC8*, Seattle, WA, April 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1988, 18:26 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.4796° N, 122.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4796&lon=-122.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819PH-1990-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-8-201 (registry code 2809001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-8-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC8*
- Reported engine: PWA PW120A
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,328 total, 981 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA88MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880415048859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE, LOST FUEL PRESSURE . LOST HYDRAULICS AND CONTROL ON LANDING. STRUCK JETWAYS AT TERMINAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA88MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA052), Apr 16, 1988: de Havilland DHC-8 (N819PH), Seattle, WA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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