xolodenko, Thursday 12th around 22:20 local time
This will be the 4th fatal accident for the DHC8, and here they are:
- 21 NOV 1990 - DHC-8-100 - Bangkok Airways - HS-SKI - on approach to Koh Samui Airport (USM) - 33 of 38 on board died
- 06 JAN 1993 - DHC-8-300 - Lufthansa Cityline - D-BEAT - landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) - 4 of 23 on board died
- 09 JUN 1995 - DHC-8-100 - Ansett New Zealand - ZK-NEY - on approach to Palmerston North Airport (PMR) - 4 of 21 on board died
- 12 FEB 2009 - DHC-8-400 - Colgan Air - N200WQ - on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) - 48 of 48 on board died + one on the ground
For the DHC-8-400 (Q400) there has been a number of accidents/incidents without fatalities, and the majority of them are connected to undercarriage failure.