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Horizon Air Flight 2658
A twin-engine T-tailled propeller aircraft with its landing gear down and its right engine on fire and trailing smoke.
Flight 2658 on final approach, trailing smoke from the burning right engine.
Accident
Date15 April 1988 (1988-04-15)
SummaryPartial loss of engine power due to improper maintenance, followed by engine explosion and fire and loss of control on ground
SiteSeattle–Tacoma International Airport, King County, Washington[a]
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDe Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
OperatorHorizon Air
IATA flight No.QX2658
ICAO flight No.QXE2658
Call signHORIZON 658
RegistrationN819PH
Flight originSeattle–Tacoma International Airport, King County, Washington
DestinationSpokane International Airport, Spokane, Washington
Occupants40
Passengers37
Crew3
Fatalities0
Injuries31
Survivors40 (all)

Horizon Air Flight 2658 was a scheduled U.S. passenger flight from Seattle to Spokane, Washington by Horizon Air. On 15 April 1988, the De Havilland Canada DHC-8 operating the flight suffered a partial loss of power in one engine shortly after takeoff, followed by an explosion and fire in the engine nacelle while returning for an emergency landing, and then by a complete loss of control and braking upon touchdown, which caused the aircraft to crash into jetways at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft (the first-ever hull loss of a DHC-8-series aircraft) and serious injuries to four passengers, but no fatalities. The engine power loss and subsequent explosion and fire were determined to have been caused by improper engine maintenance which resulted in a large fuel leak.[1]

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  1. ^ The accident site, along with the rest of Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, now falls within the city of SeaTac, but the city was not incorporated until nearly two years after the accident.

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  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Transportation Safety Board.

  1. ^ "Horizon Air, Inc., DeHavilland DHC-8, N819PH, Seattle, Washington, April 15, 1988" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 6 March 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
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Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by maintenance errors

Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving in-flight explosions

Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1988

Category:Airliner accidents and incidents in Washington (state)

Category:Accidents and incidents involving the De Havilland Canada Dash 8

Category:1988 in Washington (state)