Air Ontario Flight 1363
Air Ontario Flight 1363 was a scheduled Air Ontario passenger flight which crashed near Dryden, Ontario, on 10 March 1989 shortly after takeoff from Dryden Regional Airport. The aircraft was a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship twin jet. It crashed after only 49 seconds because it was not able to attain sufficient altitude to clear the trees beyond the end of the runway, due to ice and snow on the wings.
C-FONF, the Fokker F28 involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 March 1989 |
| Summary | Crashed on take-off in icing conditions |
| Site | Dryden Regional Airport, Dryden, Ontario, Canada 49°50′20″N 92°46′01″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship |
| Operator | Air Ontario |
| IATA flight No. | AE1363 |
| ICAO flight No. | MDA1363 |
| Call sign | ONTARIO 1363 |
| Registration | C-FONF |
| Flight origin | Thunder Bay Int'l Airport |
| Stopover | Dryden Regional Airport |
| Destination | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Int'l Airport |
| Occupants | 69 |
| Passengers | 65 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 24 (21 passengers; 3 crew members) |
| Injuries | 37 |
| Survivors | 45 |
A similar accident happened in 1992 when USAir Flight 405 crashed into Flushing Bay on takeoff at LaGuardia Airport, after ice had accumulated on the wings during taxi.
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