40.2759° N, 76.8850° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 15, 1999 · 17:57 local
Place
Hurrisburg, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
ONTF
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Dhav DHC8102
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ont flight 428 was at 16,000 feet MSL and experienced a decompression ond requested an immediate descent. The ATC controller considered the situation to be an emergency and cleared ont 428 to 11,000 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
ONT FLIGHT 428 WAS AT 16,000 FEET MSL AND EXPERIENCED A DECOMPRESSION OND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT. THE ATC CONTROLLER CONSIDERED THE SITUATION TO BE AN EMERGENCY AND CLEARED ONT 428 TO 11,000 FEET MSL.