Aviation Crash Map

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
N804MX
Dothan, Alabama, United States Eastern Metro Express No injuries -
19 Jun 1987 De Havilland DHC-8-101
N813PH
Seattle, Washington, United States Horizon Air Industries, Inc. No injuries -
25 Jul 1990 De Havilland DHC-8-100
N800MX
Panama City, Florida, United States Eastern Metro Express No injuries -
3 Dec 1986 De Havilland DHC-8-101
N802MX
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
Metro Express, Inc. No injuries -
17 Jul 1991 De Havilland DHC-8-102
N922HA
Savannah, Georgia, United States Henson Airlines No injuries -
12 Jan 1992 De Havilland DHC-8-102
N923HA
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Usair Express No injuries -

All 27 records for this type

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