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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301)

DHC8-169Written off

RegistrationCOHK-3952

AIOperatorAIRES Colombia

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301) built in 1989. Operated for ALM Antillean Airlines, Bangkok Airways and AIRES Colombia.

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Mature · 17 years · ≈ 40,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1989

Country of registrationColombia

MSN169

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · De Havilland Canada Dash 8

Figures for the Dash 8 Q400 variant, the most representative of the family

Length32.8 m108 ft

Wingspan28.4 m93 ft

Height8.3 m27 ft

Range1,596 km862 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed667 km/h360 ktMach 0.63

Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft

Maximum take-off weight29,574 kg65,199 lb

Maximum payload11,689 kg25,770 lbIts 82 passengers with baggage would weigh about 8.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity82 passengersUp to 90 in a high-density layout

Endurance2 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1983 (43 years ago) · About 1,250 units built · Production ended in 2022

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1989

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Sep 11, 1989

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-GFEN.

Oct 29, 1990

Transferred to ALM Antillean Airlines

Transferred to ALM Antillean Airlines.

Feb 18, 1993

Transferred to Bangkok Airways

Transferred to Bangkok Airways.

Aug 31, 1994

Transferred to AIRES Colombia

Transferred to AIRES Colombia.

Mar 1, 2006

Re-registered

Changed from HK-3952X to HK-3952 (still with AIRES Colombia).

Operators

1989-09-11

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-GFEN

1990-10-29

ALM Antillean Airlines

Registration PJ-DHC · Lessor: AGES

1993-02-18

Bangkok Airways

Registration HS-SKU · Lessor: AGES

1994-08-31

AIRES Colombia

Registration HK-3952X · Lessor: AGES

2006-03-01

AIRES Colombia

Registration HK-3952 · Lessor: Volvo Aero Services

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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Chicago

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 (DHC-8-301) · HK-3952 · AIRES Colombia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-169},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-169}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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Wikipedia

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