Jazz DH8C at Castlegar on Jul 30th 2016, near collision with business jet below radar altitude
Last Update: August 8, 2016 / 20:00:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8474
Departure
Castlegar, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GUON
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The Canadian TSB reported the conflicting traffic was an Embraer 500 business jet operating under visual flight rules from Edmonton,AB to Castlegar, which also could not be seen on radar due to being below radar coverage.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Near collision
Airline
Jazz Aviation
Flight number
QK-8474
Departure
Castlegar, Canada
Destination
Calgary, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GUON
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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