C-GTAQ (de Havilland Canada DH8C) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

January 19, 2004Accident
The flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Factors include sun glare and shadows around the runway/taxiway environment, and visual illusions created by the airport surface environment.
DE Havilland DHC-8
The flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Factors include sun glare and shadows around the runway/taxiway environment, and visual illusions created by the airport surface environment. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records18 on file

Worst recorded outcome: minor damage.

February 14, 2020Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Hartford/springfield · A20F0038
C-GTAQ, a DHC-8-300 operated by Jazz Aviation LP, was conducting flight 8025 from Hartford-Springfield/Bradley Intl. (KBDL), CT to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl. (cyyz), on. On taxi out for take-off, Flight crew noticed visible smoke coming from first officer’s windshield (from windshield heat lead wire). Windshield…
October 10, 2019Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Quebec City · A19Q0211
C-FPSI, un Jetstream32 exploité par Pascan sous l’indicatif PSC581 effectuait un vol selon les règles de vol aux instruments depuis l’aéroport de Québec/Jean Lesage, QC (CYQB) à destination des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC (CYGR). C-GTAQ, un Dash-8-300 exploité par Jazz Aviation LP sous l’indicatif JZA726, effectuait un…
May 8, 2019Incidentminor damage
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Toronto · A19O0064
C-GTAQ, a Jazz Aviation LP DHC-8-300 aircraft (AC8613), was taxiing for departure from runway 05 at Toronto/LBPIA (CYYZ) when smoke and flames were reported emanating from the left main brakes. The aircraft stopped on the taxiway and the passengers were evacuated. ARFF responded to the site but their services were not…
January 18, 2015Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Vancouver Intl (cyvr), 170 NM N · A15P0009
A15P0009: About 170 nm north of Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) en route to Prince Rupert (CYPR), the crew of Jazz flight 8278, DHC-8-300 C-GTAQ, reported smoke in the cabin and diverted to Port Hardy (CYZT). No emergency was declared and the aircraft landed uneventfully.
January 24, 2013Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Vancouver · A13P0004
A13P0004: A Jazz DHC-8-300, C-GTAQ, Flight JZA8416 departed Vancouver for Kelowna and suffered a loss of the # 2 hydraulic system on climb out. An emergency was declared and the flight returned to Vancouver. The aircraft landed without further incident on runway 08R at 17:16PST.It was determined that a hose for the…
August 21, 2009Incidentminor damage
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Vancouver · A09P0276
A09P0276: The Air Canada Regional (Jazz) DHC-8-300 aircraft, C-GTAQ, operating as JZA8261, began to taxi from gate 34D for a flight to Nanaimo. While maneouvering out of the parking area the aircraft's right wing contacted the right wing of another Jazz DHC-8 aircraft, C-FRUZ, parked at gate 34C, causing minor damage…
June 10, 2004Incidentminor damage
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Prince George · A04P0205
A04P0205: The De Havilland DHC8-300, [C-GTAQ], was descending through 6000' on approach to Prince George when it was hit by lightning. There was a very loud bang, both DC generators were knocked offline, and the nose gear door opened; it was making a loud vibrating noise. The weather radar was on but the flight crew…
January 30, 2004Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Grande Prairie · A04W0018
A04W0018: An Air Canada Jazz Dash-8-301 aircraft, registration C-GTAQ, operating as Flt JZA8301, had departed Grande Prairie when the smoke detector light for the forward cargo compartment illuminated. The crew declared an emergency and requested AARF be deployed for the return to Grande Prairie. The cargo compartment…
January 19, 2004Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Seattle · A04F0112
A04F0112: The flight crew of Air Canada Jazz flight 8093, deHavilland DHC-8-300, registration C-GTAQ, inadvertently landed on Taxiway Tango at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington. The flight had been cleared to runway 16 right. The tower informed the flight that the aircraft had landed on the…
July 23, 2003Incident
DE Havilland DHC-8-300 · Comox Tacan · A03P0221
A03P0221: The Air Canada Regional (Jazz) DHC-8-300 aircraft, C-GTAQ, flight number JZA7024, was in cruise flight at 16,000 feet en route from Vancouver to Masset and requested clearance to climb to FL200, which was granted by the Vancouver West controller. As the aircraft approached FL190 the controller realized there…

…and 8 more on file.

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).