De Havilland DHC-8 N819PH
16 April 1988 · Seattle, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1988 at about 01:32 local time, a De Havilland DHC-8 registered N819PH, operated by Horizon Air, was involved in an accident near Seattle, Washington, United States. 40 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, 27 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma Intl (SER)
- Coordinates
- 47.4796, -122.2906
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-8
- Registration
- N819PH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Horizon Air
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Spokane
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA88MA052
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 9 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL AIRPORT, THE CREW NOTED A RT ENG POWER LOSS AND DECIDED TO RETURN FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. AFTER LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR, A MASSIVE FIRE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE RT ENG NACELLE. AFTER LNDG, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ALL BRAKING WAS LOST. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY 16L AFTER THE LEFT POWER LEVER WAS MOVED TO FLT IDLE. THE F/O ADVISED TWR THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. THE ACFT ROLLED ONTO THE RAMP AREA WHERE IT STRUCK A RWY DESIGNATOR SIGN, GROUND EQUIPMENT, AND JETWAYS B7 AND B9. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING OVERHAUL THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FILTER COVER WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ON THE ENG AND THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION WAS NOT DISCOVERED DRG COMPANY INSTALLATION OF THE ENG ON THE ACFT. THIS LED TO A MASSIVE FUELLEAK AND THE NACELLE FIRE. THE FIRE/EXPLOSION CAUSED THE LOSS OF THE ENG PANELS, REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND ALLOWING OTHER SYSTEMS TO BE DAMAGED. (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION-SEE NTSB/AAR-89/02.)
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1988 | De Havilland DHC-8-101/102 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | Eastern Metro Express | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | De Havilland DHC-8-101 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Horizon Air Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1990 | De Havilland DHC-8-100 | Panama City, Florida, United States | Eastern Metro Express | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1986 | De Havilland DHC-8-101 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Metro Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1991 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Henson Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1992 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Usair Express | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1988 | Svensson BUSHBY MUSTANG II | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Aeronca 65-LB | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |