N444YV Dehavilland DHC-8-202
Timeline
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB accident record DEN08LA055Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Dehavilland DHC-8-202
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- Not listed
- Engine type
- Turboprop · 2 engines
- Engine model
- P&W CANADA PW123 (2,142 hp)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 444
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Certificate issued
- Jan 27, 2023
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- WELLS FARGO TRUST CO NA TRUSTEE
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
In plain terms, it's a turboprop multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 17 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 576 Dehavilland aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 / Q400 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N444YV
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Feb 3, 2008 (13:59 UTC)Accident · Denver, CONTSB #DEN08LA055Aircraft in report: de Havilland DHC-8-202Damage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: The encounter with severe turbulence causing serious injury to the flight attendant.
Look up full reports by NTSB number in CAROL, the NTSB's public database.
Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.