Air Ontario Flight 1363

Air Ontario Flight 1363
Wreckage of the tail section
Accident
Date10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)
SummaryCrashed on take-off in icing conditions
Site
Aircraft

C-FONF, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1988
Aircraft typeFokker F28-1000 Fellowship
OperatorAir Ontario
IATA flight No.AE1363
ICAO flight No.MDA1363
Call signONTARIO 1363
RegistrationC-FONF
Flight originThunder Bay Int'l Airport
StopoverDryden Regional Airport
DestinationWinnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Int'l Airport
Occupants69
Passengers65
Crew4
Fatalities24
Injuries42
Survivors45

Air Ontario Flight 1363 was a scheduled Air Ontario passenger flight which crashed near Dryden, Ontario, Canada, 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 a buildup of ice and snow on the wings.