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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102)

DHC8-76Scrapped

RegistrationCOHK-3946

AIOperatorAIRES Colombia

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) built in 1987. Operated for Tyrolean Airways, Contactair and AIRES Colombia. Scrapped.

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Nearly new · 7 years · ≈ 16,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBombardier

First flight1987

Country of registrationColombia

MSN76

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

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1987

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

May 7, 1987

Delivered to Tyrolean Airways

Delivered to Tyrolean Airways as OE-LLP.

Nov 1, 1987

Transferred to Contactair

Transferred to Contactair.

Mar 1, 1988

Transferred to Tyrolean Airways

Transferred to Tyrolean Airways.

Aug 10, 1994

Transferred to AIRES Colombia

Transferred to AIRES Colombia.

Operators

1987-05-07

Tyrolean Airways

Registration OE-LLP

1987-11-01

Contactair

Registration OE-LLP

1988-03-01

Tyrolean Airways

Registration OE-LLP

1994-08-10

AIRES Colombia

Registration HK-3946

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-102) · HK-3946 · AIRES Colombia}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-76},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/DHC8-76}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Wikipedia

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