Jazz DH8D near Prince George on Jul 15th 2015, hail strike
Last Update: August 20, 2015 / 23:14:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8205
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Prince George, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GGDU
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
On Aug 20th 2015 the Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was descending through 16,000 feet at about 200 KIAS when the aircraft encountered hail for one minute and received substantial damage. The occurrence was rated an accident.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 15, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8205
Departure
Vancouver, Canada
Destination
Prince George, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GGDU
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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