346K views · 1.3K reactions | On December 28, PAL Airlines* (operated by Air Canada) De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 (C-GPNA) flight #AC2259 from St. John's to Halifax landed at Halifax Stanfield International Airport with left landing gear damaged, resulting in the wing scraping the runway and catching fire. All 73 people were evacuated, no serious injuries were reported. *Not Philippine Airlines  Unknown Copyright | FlightMode | Facebook

Perhaps one of the most graceful 4 engine turboprops built. The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance. It first flew in 1975 and remained in production until 1988 when the parent company, de Havilland Canada, was purchased by Boeing in 1986 and later sold to Bombardier. In 2006 Bombardier sold the type certificate for the aircraft design to Victoria-based manufacturer Viking Air C-FGOV