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Mayday Season 5 Episode 6

Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)

A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.

May. 14, 2008

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Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)Jun. 11, 2008
5 - 9
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)Jun. 04, 2008
5 - 8
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)May. 28, 2008
5 - 7
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)May. 21, 2008
5 - 6
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)May. 14, 2008
5 - 5
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)May. 07, 2008
5 - 4
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)Apr. 30, 2008
5 - 3
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)Apr. 23, 2008
5 - 2
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)Apr. 16, 2008
5 - 1
Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)Apr. 09, 2008