C-FONF — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

March 10, 1989Accident
Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 jet, crashed during takeoff from Dryden Municipal Airport, Ontario, Canada. Of the 69 persons on board, 24 suffered fatal injuries. The aircraft in question, registration C-FONF, had suffered from a malfunctioning auxiliary power unit (APU) for the five days preceding the accident.
Fokker F28 Fellowship · 24 fatalities
The captain, as the pilot-in-command, must bear responsibility for the decision to land and take off in Dryden on the day in question. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (March 10, 1989).

March 10, 1989Accidentdestroyed
Fairchild F-28 MK 1000 · Dryden, 1 NM W · 24 fatalities · A89C0048
A89c0048: aircraft crashed in a wooded area, approximately 1/2 mile west of the end of runway 11-29 at dryden municipal after take-off on 29. The aircraft was destroyed by post-crash fire.

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).