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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402)

OS-3c4a23Active

RegistrationDED-ABQC

OperatorLufthansa

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3incidents

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (DHC-8-402) built in 2008 in Toronto. Operates for Lufthansa. Previously flew for Air Berlin.

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Mature · 18 years · ≈ 43,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerDe Havilland Canada

Engines2× 2 x RR Trent 1000

PropulsionTurboprop

Seats73 (C3 · Y70)

First flight2008

Built inToronto, Canadá

Country of registrationAlemania

OwnerAir Berlin

MSN63349

Hex / ICAO 24-bit3c4a23

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

With its 1,596 km range, from Düsseldorf it could fly non-stop as far as:

MADMadrid1,440 km LHRLondon502 km CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)393 kmFRAFrankfurt am Main189 km AMSAmsterdam178 km

Beyond its rangeISTIstanbul2,010 km

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

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Seating layout

3Business

70Economy

73 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2008–2026Air Berlin network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

DUSDüsseldorfTXL

Main destinations

STRStuttgart GWTSylt NUENuremberg RIXRiga FLRFirenze (FI)FRAFrankfurt am Main HAMHamburg JERSt. Peter MUCMunich GCISaint Peter Port

since 2026Lufthansa network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

SCNSaarbrücken HAMHamburgTXLVIEVienna

Main destinations

BRUZaventem DUSDüsseldorf GRZFeldkirchen bei Graz LUXLuxembourg MUCMunich STRStuttgart HAJHannover MBAMombasa

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

2008

Built

Assembled by De Havilland Canada in Toronto, Canada.

Jan 1, 2008

Delivered to Air Berlin

Delivered to Air Berlin as D-ABQC.

Dec 16, 2010

Incident at Hamburg

On December 16, 2010, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration D-ABQC), operated by Air Berlin, was involved in an incident at Hamburg. Source: the BFU (Germany).

Source: BFU

May 28, 2017

Incident at Saarbrucken

On May 28, 2017, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration D-ABQC), operated by LGW Walter, was involved in an incident at Saarbrucken. Source: LGW Walter.

Source: LGW Walter

Feb 27, 2020

Incident at Leipzig and Dusseldorf

On February 27, 2020, the Bombardier DHC-8-402 Dash 8 aircraft (registration D-ABQC), operated by LGW, was involved in an incident at Leipzig and Dusseldorf. Source: LGW.

Source: LGW

Jul 23, 2026

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Operators

2008-01-01

Air Berlin

Registration D-ABQC · Lessor: Air Berlin

2026-07-23

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABQC

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Lufthansa

Registration D-ABQC

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BibTeX

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