Air Ontario Flight 1363
Wreckage of the tail section | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 March 1989 |
| Summary | Crashed on take-off in icing conditions |
| Site | |
| Aircraft | |
| C-FONF, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in 1988 | |
| 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 |
| Injuries | 42 |
| Survivors | 45 |
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.