De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8) crash, Jan 2, 2024 (5 killed)
De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8) accident on January 2, 2024 near Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan with 5 fatalities. Cause: The Dash 8 entered runway 34R...
- Date: January 2, 2024
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-300 (Dash-8)
- Location: Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The Dash 8 entered runway 34R instead of holding at C5, and some stop bar lights were out of service. JTSB investigation, no final report found.
A Japan Coast Guard DHC 8 300 bound for Niigata with six crew on an earthquake relief mission entered runway 34R at Haneda instead of holding short and was hit by a landing Japan Airlines Airbus A350. Five of the six crew died and the captain survived critically injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.