Editing Air Canada (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
{{For|incidents before 1963|Trans-Canada Air Lines#Accidents and incidents}}
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!Description
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|{{center|13 June 1964}}
|{{center|3277}}
|[[Vickers Viscount]] registration CF-THT was damaged beyond economical repair when it crash-landed at Toronto Airport after the failure of two engines on approach.<ref name=ASN130664>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640613-1 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=6 October 2009 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025091126/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640613-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|19 May 1967}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|[[Douglas DC-8|McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F]] CF-TJM crashed and burned on a training flight while making a three-engine landing at [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]], Ontario. All three crew members were killed. There were no passengers on the flight.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670519-0 | title=Accident description | access-date=24 May 2009 | date=19 May 1967 | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | archive-date=23 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023063212/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670519-0 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|11 September 1968}}
|{{center|303}}
|A [[Vickers Viscount]] was hijacked by Charles Lavern Beasley, a Texas native and activist, who demanded that the plane be taken to [[Cuba]]. It made a successful emergency landing in Montreal, with no injuries reported. It was the first hijacking of its kind in Canadian history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leger |first=Isabelle |title=How Canada's first skyjacker boarded a Saint John flight and what happened next |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-podcast-nothing-happens-here-saint-john-skyjacking-1.7456365 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MacRae |first=Avery |title=Passengers recall memories from Canada's first recorded plane hijacking|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new-brunswick/article/passengers-recall-memories-from-canadas-first-recorded-plane-hijacking/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |website=CTV News|date=6 February 2025 }}</ref>
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|{{center|7 April 1969}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|[[Vickers Viscount]] registration CF-THK was damaged beyond economic repair by a fire which occurred on takeoff from [[Sept-Îles Airport]]. The aircraft landed back at Sept-Îles, but one passenger was killed in the fire.<ref name=ASN070469>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690407-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=7 October 2009 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025095957/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690407-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|1 March 1970}}
|{{center|106}}
|[[Vickers Viscount]] CF-THY collided in mid-air with [[ERCO Ercoupe|Ercoupe 415]] CF-SHN on approach to [[Vancouver International Airport]]. The Ercoupe pilot was killed.<ref name=ASN010370>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700301-0 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=8 October 2009 |archive-date=22 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222113243/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700301-0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|5 July 1970}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 621|621]]}}
|[[Douglas DC-8|McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63]] registration CF-TIW exploded from a fuel line rupture caused by engine 4 striking the runway in Toronto, Ontario, during a landing attempt. All 109 passengers/crew were killed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=07051970&reg=CF-TIW&airline=Air+Canada | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321040724/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=07051970&reg=CF-TIW&airline=Air+Canada | archive-date=21 March 2007 | access-date=24 May 2009 | title=Accident synopsis 07051970 | date=5 July 1970 | url-status=usurped | publisher=AirDisaster.com}}</ref>
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|{{center|21 June 1973}}
|{{center|890}}
|[[Douglas DC-8|McDonnell Douglas DC-8-53]], registration CF-TIJ caught fire and was burnt out during refuelling at Terminal 2, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario; no fatalities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730621-0 | title=Hull-loss description | access-date=24 May 2009 | date=21 June 1973 | publisher=Aviation Safety Network | archive-date=23 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023221052/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730621-0 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|26 June 1978}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 189|189]]}}
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-32, registration CF-TLV overran the runway in Toronto after a blown tire aborted the takeoff. Two of the 107 people on board were killed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06261978&reg=CF-TLV&airline=Air+Canada | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319163158/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06261978&reg=CF-TLV&airline=Air+Canada | archive-date=19 March 2007 | title=Accident synopsis 06261978 | access-date=24 May 2009 | url-status=usurped | date=26 June 1978}}</ref>
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|{{center|17 September 1979}}
|{{center|680}}
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-32, registration C-FTLU left [[Logan International Airport]] in [[Boston|Boston, MA]] for [[Yarmouth, NS]] as Flight 680. Approximately 14 minutes after takeoff, the entire [[Empennage|tailcone section]] of the aircraft separated resulting in rapid decompression at an altitude of {{convert|25000|ft|m}}, leaving a large hole in the rear fuselage. A beverage cart and other items in the cabin were blown out of the aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean, but there were no fatalities or significant injuries. The aircraft safely returned to Boston. Fatigue cracks were determined to be the cause. This same aircraft would be destroyed by a fire nearly four years later on 2 June 1983 as [[Air Canada Flight 797]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Sophia |date=24 November 2022 |title=Ultimate Guide to Air Canada Upgrade |url=https://airlinespolicy.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-air-canada-upgrade/ |access-date=2 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1 October 1979 |title=Nation: Air Scares - TIME |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,947441,00.html |access-date=2 February 2024 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-date=2024-02-02  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202121325/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,947441,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{center|2 June 1982}}
|{{center|N/A}}
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-32 registration C-FTLY exploded during a maintenance period in [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montreal]], Quebec; no fatalities.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021982&reg=CF-TLY&airline=Air+Canada | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321075135/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021982&reg=CF-TLY&airline=Air+Canada | archive-date=21 March 2007 | title=Accident Database | date=2 June 1982 | access-date=26 May 2009 | url-status=usurped | publisher=AirDisaster.com }}</ref>
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|{{center|2 June 1983}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 797|797]]}}
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]]-32 C-FTLU had an electrical fire in the aft lavatory during flight, resulting in an emergency landing at [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]]. During the emergency evacuation, the sudden influx of oxygen caused a flash fire throughout the cabin, resulting in the deaths of 23 of the 41 passengers, including Canadian folk singer [[Stan Rogers]]. All five crew members survived. The captain was the last person to exit the aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021983&reg=C-FTLU&airline=Air+Canada |title=Accident synopsis 06021983 |access-date=24 May 2009 |date=2 June 1983 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611014227/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=06021983&reg=C-FTLU&airline=Air+Canada |archive-date=11 June 2009 }}</ref> This incident was also featured as "Fire Flight" of Canadian television series ''[[Mayday (Canadian TV series)|Mayday]]'' [[List of Mayday episodes|season 4 episode 3]] (known as "Fiery Landing" of ''Air Emergency'' in the US, ''Air Crash Investigation'' in the UK and Australia). This is Air Canada's most recent fatal accident.
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|{{center|23 July 1983}}
|{{center|[[Gimli Glider|143]]}}
|Boeing 767-200 C-GAUN glided to an emergency landing in [[Gimli Industrial Park Airport|Gimli]] after running out of fuel {{convert|12300|m|ft}} above [[Red Lake, Ontario]]. Some people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation due to the steep angle of the escape slides at the rear of the aircraft, caused by the collapse of the nose gear. This incident was the subject of the TV movie, ''[[Falling from the Sky: Flight 174]]'' and the book, ''Freefall'', by William Hoffer.<ref>{{cite news |last=Deveau |first=Scott |date=14 April 2013 |title='Gimli Glider' pilot recalls heroic landing of 767 |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/gimli-glider-pilot-recalls-heroic-landing-of-air-canada-767-as-famed-plane-put-up-for-sale |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629050851/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=00ad8889-e4ee-4f6a-8b5a-1ccd23f2daf3&k=19959 |archive-date=29 June 2008 |access-date=2 February 2024 |newspaper=[[National Post]]}}</ref> This incident was also featured on the [[National Geographic Channel]] and [[Discovery Channel]] series ''[[Mayday (Canadian TV series)|Mayday]]'' [[List of Mayday episodes|season 5 episode 2]]. 
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|{{center|16 December 1997}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 646|646]]}}
|Air Canada Flight 646 departed Toronto-Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario, at 9:24 PM eastern standard time on a scheduled flight to Fredericton, New Brunswick. On arrival, the [[Canadair CRJ100]] aircraft, registration C-FSKI, experienced an unstabilized approach in poor visibility and stalled aerodynamically during a late go-around attempt. The aircraft skidded {{convert|2100|ft|m|-1}} from the point of touchdown and hit a tree. An evacuation was conducted; however, seven passengers were trapped in the aircraft until rescued. Of the 39 passengers and 3 crew members, 9 were seriously injured and the rest received minor or no injuries. The accident occurred at 11:48 PM Atlantic standard time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1997/a97h0011/a97h0011.asp|title=Transportation Safety Board of Canada – Aviation Investigation Report A97H0011|date=15 April 1999|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=1 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101092734/http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1997/a97h0011/a97h0011.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Air Canada was heavily criticized in the media over its employees allegedly entering the crash site and removing the aircraft decals identifying its operator without the permission of the authorities.
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|{{center|29 March 2015}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 624|624]]}}
|Air Canada Flight 624 was an [[Airbus A320]] C-FTJP flying from Toronto Pearson International Airport to [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport]]. After 15 minutes in a holding pattern due to a severe winter storm and poor visibility, during approach in Halifax, the plane impacted the runway approach lights and power lines knocking out power and communications at the airport. It then impacted the ground 300m short of the runway, continuing on to impact the localizer antenna array, and breaking off its landing gear. The plane then touched down a second time and slid down the runway, losing one of its engines. All 133 passengers and five crew evacuated and survived. 23 people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-flight-leaves-runway-in-halifax-23-sent-to-hospital-1.3013979|title=Air Canada AC624 touched down 335 metres short of runway, TSB says|date=29 March 2015|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=26 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126083121/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-flight-leaves-runway-in-halifax-23-sent-to-hospital-1.3013979|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2015 |title=Air Canada Provides Update No. 3 on AC624 |url=https://mraircanada.mediaroom.com/news-releases?item=137331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101445/http://aircanada.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=867 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=mraircanada.mediaroom.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-ac624-crash-too-soon-to-blame-pilots-safety-expert-says-1.3014376|title=Air Canada Flight 624 crash investigators recover cockpit recorders|date=31 March 2015|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-date=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330130104/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/air-canada-ac624-crash-too-soon-to-blame-pilots-safety-expert-says-1.3014376|url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft was [[Total loss|written off]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
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|{{center|7 July 2017}}
|{{center|[[Air Canada Flight 759|759]]}}
|At the conclusion of the regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Toronto to San Francisco, [[Air Canada Flight 759]] nearly landed on a taxiway which already had four fully loaded and fueled aircraft holding short for takeoff. A retired pilot stated the runway confusion that almost happened "probably came close to the greatest aviation disaster in history" as five aircraft and over 1,000 passengers were at imminent risk.<ref name=CNN-170711>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/us/air-canada-flight-runway-trnd/index.html |title=Air Canada plane nearly lands on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco airport |author1=Levenson, Eric |author2=Chan, Stella |author3=Hassan, Carma |author4=Ostrower, Jon |date=11 July 2017 |publisher=CNN |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-date=2 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124306/http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/us/air-canada-flight-runway-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=TS-170711>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/07/11/air-canada-flight-nearly-lands-on-taxiway-at-san-francisco-airport.html |title='Close to the greatest aviation disaster in history:' Air Canada pilot almost lands on busy taxiway |author1=Spurr, Ben |author2=Howells, Laura |date=11 July 2017 |newspaper=The Star |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-date=30 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030075339/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/07/11/air-canada-flight-nearly-lands-on-taxiway-at-san-francisco-airport.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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