✈ Air Codes

Air Canada Flight 143

0Fatalities
69Survivors
69On board

Accident details

What happened

A Boeing 767 runs out of fuel above Manitoba because of a miscalculation; the crew successfully glides the aircraft to a safe landing at a former Air Force base (and current drag strip) at Gimli, Manitoba; the aircraft becomes known as the Gimli Glider.

Other Air Canada accidents

Other accidents in Canada

All accidents in Canada → Full report, crash site map & photos on Air Codes