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  • 23 July 1983

    Air Canada Flight 143

    Air Canada Flight 143 was a Boeing 767 flying from Montreal to Edmonton on 23 July 1983 when both engines stopped for lack of fuel over northern Ontario. Its fuel had been worked out in pounds instead of kilograms.

    3 videos
    • Mayday: Air Disaster
    • Flight Files

Videos

  1. Air Canada Flight 143: The Pounds-for-Kilograms Fuel Error

    DocumentaryFlight Files · 23:03

    Event: Air Canada Flight 143 (1983)

  2. Air Canada Flight 143: Pearson’s Sideslip Landing at Gimli

    DocumentaryMayday: Air Disaster · 36:02

    Event: Air Canada Flight 143 (1983)

  3. Air Canada Flight 143: Gimli Glider Landing and the Inquiry

    DocumentaryMayday: Air Disaster · 48:55

    Event: Air Canada Flight 143 (1983)

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