# NTSB investigations: Bombardier DHC-8-402 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DCA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA010.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2019 · N402QX · Substantial damage > a bird strike during climb out. - [NTSB DCA18WA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA314.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Callao, Peru · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 19, 2018 · N404AV · Substantial damage > The Peru Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes Aviación ((CIAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a De Havilland DHC8 that occurred on August 19, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAA'S investigation… - [NTSB WPR18FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA220.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Steilacoom, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2018 · N449QX · Destroyed > The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue an investigative report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. - [NTSB DCA18IA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18IA081.md): Bombardier DHC 8 402 · Pullman, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2017 · N412QX · No damage > the flight crew's misidentification of the taxiway as the landing runway due to the failure of the runway lighting that caused only the taxiway lights to be illuminated. - [NTSB WPR13LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA431.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Reno, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2013 · N449QX · No damage > The airplane’s encounter with known moderate-to-severe turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. - [NTSB WPR13IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA144.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Danville, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2013 · N417QX · Minor damage > The failure and separation of a section of the No. 2 engine's combustion chamber's small exit duct (SED), which created an airflow disruption that led to an engine surge and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the insufficient weld penetration… - [NTSB DCA12CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA122.md): Airbus A330 · Dulles, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2012 · D-AIKE · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > the A330 flightcrew's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the tail of the DHC-8-400 that was stopped on the lead in line of the gate. - [NTSB DCA12FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA058.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 2012 · N213WQ · Substantial damage > the nose landing gear alternate release handle was not pulled with sufficient enough force or distance to release the uplocks and allow extension of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the dissimilar pull force and pull length set on the… - [NTSB DCA11CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11CA070.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 16, 2011 · N351NG · No damage > an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence. - [NTSB WPR11LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA042.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 2010 · N422QX · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a bird. - [NTSB DCA09MA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA027.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Clarence Center, NY · Accident · 50 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 13, 2009 · N200WQ · Destroyed > The captain’s inappropriate response to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. Contributing to the accident were (1) the flight crew's failure to monitor airspeed in relation to the… - [NTSB SEA03FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA024.md): Bombardier DHC-8-401 · Medford, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2003 · N409QX · Substantial damage > The fracture and spalling of the inner-most pane of the aircraft's port side windshield while on a downwind for a night visual approach due to an imposed load beyond that required for windshield certification (multiple bird strikes). Factors include a dark… - [NTSB SEA02IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02IA044.md): Bombardier DHC-8-401 · Boise, ID · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2002 · N410QX · No damage > The partial failure of one of the number two hydraulic system elevator hydraulic lines, leading to the loss of fluid and pressure in that system during cruise flight. This loss resulted in reliance upon the sole remaining activation system (number one… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1390042')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1390042 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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