ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140500
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| Date: | 21-DEC-2011 |
| Time: | 12:09 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR Regional Jet |
| Owner/operator: | Air Wisconsin |
| Registration: | N434AW |
| MSN: | 2819 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 52 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Ottawa MacConald-Cartier Airport - CYOW -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | CYOW |
| KCLT |
The aircraft returned to Ottawa's airport approximately one half hour after taking off for Charlotte, North Carolina. Ottawa firefighters and paramedics responded after reports of smoke in the cockpit were reported.
The plane landed safely , and there were no reported injuries.
One passenger said the pilot relayed no information regarding the emergency landing until the flight landed, at which point he announced there was a fire in the cockpit.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/12/21/ottawa-airplane-emergency-land...]
CADORS # 201103724
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2011 10:50 | peterj | Added |
| 22-Dec-2011 04:09 | Penu | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 22-Dec-2011 09:04 | peterj | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2011 13:45 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 23-Dec-2011 13:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Damage] |
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