N800AW Bombardier Inc DHC-8-315
Timeline
- NTSB accident record CHI88FA041Damage: Destroyed · Highest injury: Fatal
- NTSB accident record NYC04LA088Damage: Substantial · Highest injury: None
- NTSB accident record DCA13CA008Damage: Substantial · Highest injury: None
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Government
- 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
- Bombardier Inc DHC-8-315
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- Not listed
- Engine type
- Turboprop · 2 engines
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 573
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Certificate issued
- Jan 7, 2021
- Owner type
- Government
- Registered owner
- US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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 15 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 58 Bombardier Inc 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 N800AW
3 records 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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Oct 17, 2012 (06:49 UTC)Accident · Kabul, AFNTSB #DCA13CA008Aircraft in report: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-315Damage: SubstantialHighest injury: None
NTSB probable cause: the captains ineffective management of the airplanes energy state during final approach and flare that resulted in a hard landing and tail strike at touchdown.
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Mar 19, 2004 (11:45 UTC)Accident · Utica, NYNTSB #NYC04LA088Aircraft in report: Gates Learjet 35ADamage: SubstantialHighest injury: None
The aircraft in this report is listed differently from the current registration. N-numbers can be reassigned, so this may have been a different aircraft.
NTSB probable cause: The copilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the captain's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent hard landing.
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Jan 10, 1988 (15:17 UTC)Accident · Pontiac, MINTSB #CHI88FA041Aircraft in report: FAIRCHILD SA226TDamage: DestroyedHighest injury: Fatal
The aircraft in this report is listed differently from the current registration. N-numbers can be reassigned, so this may have been a different aircraft.
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.