This plane RAN OUT of fuel mid-flight!
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In the summer of 1983, the pilots of an air Canada Boeing 767 find themselves in a desperate fight for survival high above the Canadian Wilderness. Their massive jet has run out of fuel, and now, they are running out of time. Will they be able to make it back to safety, or will they and their 61 passengers meet their bitter end in the coming minutes? This is the incredible story of Air Canada flight 143.
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"Ladies and Gentlemen the good news is the pilot has calculated that we'll be able to safely glide to a small airport. The bad news is the same pilot determined our original fuel calculations to Edmonton."
Not very reassuring indeed. Still no fuel is needed for the glide calculation.
I mean, having the wrong equation is different than thinking 2+2=5.
@@SImrobert2001 yeah its more like 1+x=y but you got the wrong x
@@AstraOG x = y-1 🤓🤓
@@l333o imagine doing math nerd 🤓🤓🤓
"Dont worry, were out of gas," what a legend and a savage
we’re*
@@fatrat6988”wE’rE🤓☝️”
@@fatrat6988OH WOMP WOMP GRAMMAR POLICE! GRAMMAR POLICE!
@@Prime_Sisyphus Are you 10?
@@fatrat6988😅
I remember around 2005, I was sitting in the departure area of my gate at Toronto Pearson and watched as my plane pulled up to the bridge. It was an Air Canada 767 so I knew there was a chance it could be the Gimli Glider. I went to a different window to get a peek at the tail number, and was thrilled to see C-GAUN. My then girlfriend was less enthusiastic once she knew the history.
As long as they put the correct amount of fuel in it, it would be okay.
It is sad that the decommissioned 767 was scrapped and not placed in a historic museum. But I caught a sale where a vendor was selling oval shaped tags cut from the skin of retired aircraft, and jumped on the chance to grab one from the Gimli Glider. It's a little 1.5" by 2" oval cut from the original aluminum skin, and has some details about the plane it came from etched onto it. A neat little memento of a truly historically significant plane.
"was thrilled" youre a sick man
@@elduder2530 Why are they sick? They were about to be flying on a miracle aircraft.
The underside of the nose was seriously damaged in the incident.
All else being equal, I’d prefer a factory new plane. How can you be sure that this unusual nose repair made the plane as good as new?
At this point I'm convinced all Canadian Pilots are good at gliding😁
and very bad at fuel management.
@@marks6663 🤣 just canadian stuff lol
@@marks6663 Aww, The Air Transat one wasn't their fault though, that one fell squarely on maintenance. All those pilots are heroes though!
@@JasonWardStudios all normal people would have seen them as a hero but for aviation it wasn't because the pilot had many opportunities and times to safety the airplane
@@sovietsky5039 It's just part of the "swiss cheese" theory. So many factors lead to this fuel starvation. There are many hands who could have and should have caught it, along with the fact that the plane truly shouldn't have been approved to fly in the first place. Yes, Pearson and his co-pilot are just a couple of the handful of people that could have caught this error, but the plane using metric in a world that was still using imperial, combined with fuel gauges that were inoperative, are the leading factors. Pearson, along with a handful of other pilots, like Sully (US Airways flight 1549) and Dardano (TACA flight 110), are excellent airmen who, regardless of the situation, saved everyone aboard their crippled aircraft.
The Gimli Glider. One of the most iconic aviación accidents.
"Don't worry, we're out of gas!"
>Laugh Track Plays
>Credits Roll
Directed by Robert G. Weide 😂
>Cue bass slaps
This is the best aviation accident channel of CZcams, the Green Dot Aviation intro always sets the mood of listening to air accident videos
Thank you! 🙏
Wasn’t Rick Dion (AC employee that joined the crew in the cockpit)AME not a pilot?
Also Green Dot is very cute 😂 I’m waiting for the OF.
@@tjnucnuc does he have a Twitter or Instagram? What's his handle? I'm curious to see what he looks like lol
Mentour pilot!
This is one of those satisfying stories where no one is hurt, everyone rushed to give a helping hand, many lessons were learned, and the pilots did an incredible job. Except for doing conversions. Nonetheless, I'm so glad this didn't turn into disaster
"Don't worry....we're outta gas". Balls of steel right there!
I love when you say that their lives were endangered...because it means I'm not sure if they survived or not. It means that the story is even more nail-biting! I'm so happy they survived! I've watched every one of your videos and this was one of the most riveting! I can't believe they landed a huge plane without hydraulics, an appropriate speed, and front landing gear!
Mattyew: Yes, that was great. BUT -- THEY RAN OUT OF FUEL AT 41,000 FEET! In a jet, that's as bad as it gets, re simple mistakes caused by human error.
I read the book on this, and the fact that NO ONE knew how to do the conversion properly (not captain, fuelers, etc) AND Air Canada's manuals didn't explain this, given they'd recently CONVERTED TO METRIC was just beyond belief.
To me, if the company can't keep enough working parts in inventory to make the fuel gauges work -- then they should have to FILL THE JET COMPLETELY, and if they then offload some fuel, they should have to MEASURE how much they offload.
If that's inconvenient -- then properly maintain the planes.
@@rogergeyer9851 The fuelers knew how to do the conversion, the simply didn't realize the airline switched to metric since it was the only model in the fleet have it as default and it was new. The rest is, of course, human error and miscommunication, and they should've had the conversion available.
@@piskot2 Not knowing how to do a conversion and not knowing which conversion is needed for a given aircraft are virtually the same thing as they have the same outcome. Fuelers failed to do the only job they have by providing incorrect fuel values.
Kudos to the pilots. This is a very well known story in Canada 🇨🇦
Kudos? They were too stupid to convert liters of fuel to kilos. Should have stayed in the army, was a better fit.
@@spot997 They’re far from stupid. Is someone stupid for not knowing something they’ve previously never needed to know? This is before Google and cell phones. They asked the fueler who SHOULD have known the correct conversion and gave them the WRONG one. Their skills saved the lives of everyone on board.
@@spot997ok, can you glide a 767 with no fuel onto an abandoned RCAF runway full of people?
I knew how to convert kilos to pounds before I was 12 years old. So yeah, I have to agree.
@@bobbyramsay incel
I’m glad the pilots continued on with their careers. Those that learn lessons like this can become much safer and conscientious pilots.
"don't worry, we're outta gas" had me rolling
you didnt mention something I remember about this story: the boys on the runway pedaling away from the oncoming plane had spotted it during approach and were racing down the runway warning people to move out of the way.
also the nose gear actually did extend when they deployed it, but didnt lock into place. when the plane touched down the nose gear collapsed and was pushed back into its well, then the nose slammed into the ground; the friction made the plane stop faster eventually.
The pilot skill and outcome of this entire situation is absolutely mind-blowing... The series of unfortunate events are unbelievable.
Imagine being a passenger on the plane and suddenly not hearing the engines anymore. The silence would be so terrifying 😣
Being Canadian this case has a special place in my heart. It's one hell of a story. I'm still uncomfortable with the recklessness of the crew taking off in an airplane they really should have known was not airworthy, and from that I'd argue that the suspensions were quite frankly not unreasonable. But it's impossible to deny the incredible technical skill they displayed when the emergency actually took place, and they certainly deserved their medals for their performance there as well.
This is the best narration of any aviation mishap on CZcams. I haven't seen a wonderful documentation than this across numerous aviation channels. Keep up the good work.
Many thanks 🙏🏼
Its the Irish accent - its where all American accent descend from so has a a warmth to it you are familiar with.
The Gimli Glider is a very notable story as it's largely a miracle they were able to land the plane. They've since simulated the exact same scenario and nobody has been able to land the plane given the same set of conditions.
"Don't worry, we're out of Gas" Had me rolling for some reason xD
I love happy endings, so I'm glad that everyone survived. Over the past few weeks, I've become obsessed with aviation videos and watch several documentaries. But this channel started it all, so I'm always happy when you release a video. You have a way of telling stories that keeps me interested. I can't wait for the next video. Enjoy the holidays!
You may already know, but Mentour Pilot also does a lot of these and, in my opinion, is also a great story teller, as well as giving some insight into issues from a pilots perspective. No disrespect intended for Green Dot, I enjoy both channels quite a lot. I've always been really interested in these aviation incidents (watched a lot of Mayday as well), but have to keep it kind of low key, because my wife HATES it.
Glad you’re enjoying them!
@Kaufman Andy for me it's the story that determines whether it's boring or not, regardless of the final outcome, as the outcome is a tiny bit of the whole picture. But hearing that no one died is always a pleasant surprise.
This channel and Mentour pilot are awesome. Both are really good.
The timing of adding details was seemingly perfect. Some were obviously the results of exhaustive research. I don't think I ever heard the results of the investigation. Maybe bc nobody else wanted to end on a negative outcome for a heroic effort by the crew. But, very professionally, you presented the findings and then wrapped it up with the industry improvements and the subsequent career paths achieved by this crew.
Bravo, excellent as always.
Ah, the Gimli Glider. Unexpected, but fascinating. Great video as always
The Gimli Glider is the perfect, uplifting aviation story to enjoy on Christmas. Day. Beautifully produced as always.
This one is an absolute belter. Your steady narration keeps stacking problem on top of problem. I was holding my breath. All hopeless. I gave up. Then the Boss digs out his old skool glider moves. You keep us guessing till the plane is stationary.....with a red hot nose. All safe and "no gas". You smashed it out the park guv'nor. 😊❤️😊❤️
Much appreciated! 😄
This is by far the best re-count of this event I've heard, with far more detail than others have published. Brilliantly done. 👏👏👏
High praise! Much appreciated 👋🏼
Ah, the Gimli Glider!! That is what is so great about Green Dot Aviation (besides the perfect tone of the narrator)--you can watch the same aircrash, say on Mayday Disasters, but learn and enjoy so much on this channel. Thanks for the professional productions, the graphics are always superb, as sharp as the narrator's grasp of the accident.
The forward slip maneuver was something my second flight instructor taught me, so I had assumed that it was common practice in general aviation. I found out differently when I scared the hell out of my third flight instructor by using it unexpectedly. It feels like the plane is in free-fall, but is easily arrested and even modulated by balancing the inputs. Done on a less-extreme scale, it's also a dandy way to land in crosswinds.
This is BY FAR.... the very BEST .... review of this flight that I have EVER heard.... just a fabulous job
Thanks for the kind words! ✈️
I watch your videos at least one time a day now, i must have watched some even more then 5 times, your work is THAT good
High praise, thank you! 🙏
I am so grateful to have discovered this channel. It is seriously underrated! Please keep up the great work.
Thank you! Many more videos on the way :)
I’ve seen at least a dozen different shows about this incident and therefore almost didn’t watch this one.
That would have been a mistake. Green Dot never fails to provide new information (to me, anyway) and fresh context.
Was told the story of this flight as a first year physics undergrad to emphasise the importance of being consistent with your units in calculations 😅
man so many obstacles and they managed this... it's as close to a miracle as I can imagine.
Well, I'm running short of superlatives for this channel, so it's a standard 'superb'. I thought I'd heard and seen it all about Gimli, but this production was so well done, I was again biting my nails. Many thanks GD
Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😁
I got to say. This is THE BEST aviation incident featured in your channel, it even contribute greatly to the world of aviation due to there mistake. The sky is much safer thanks to this story. Thank you so much Green Dot! hope to hear more stories from you. Much love from the Philippines.
This account of the Gimli Glider episode is the most informative of any I’ve seen on CZcams. Like the channel itself, this is the best source of accurate, detailed aviation history. Green Dot Aviation is a GEM. Thank you for you splendid work!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
Some kids in school: this is dumb, why do I need to know how to calculate mass from volume? As if I’d use it in real life
That is incredibly miraculous that no one, especially anyone already on the runway, was not injured or killed. Great aviation video as always. I love these fortuitous encounters whereby in this case, the captain knew of the forward slip manoeuvre and managed to successfully execute it to save everyones life. Without it, the likelihood of surviving the landing seems to highly unlikely. Like the other case of the longest passenger aircraft glide, the captains experience with S-turns to decrease altitude which he had acquired from his conspicuous background helped to land the passengers safely. Of course there are many examples on this channel of stories that are not so fortunate, but I love these ones the most.
Mentour pilot Pettor did one on this. Excellent.
Agree 😌 no loss of souls is always a super plus…
I’ve been waiting for your video every day for like two weeks. No rush.
Hope it was worth it! 🎄
Saves everyone's lives; gets demoted. Essentially, he was punished for becoming familiar/comfortable with the airline's lackadaisical policies and their failure to standardize their fuel weight units/conversion charts.
Wow this really shad some new light on the chain of events that day! I always thought that this accident was way simpler than it actually was... Thank you soo much this quality explanation
Glad you enjoyed it!
0:13 Green Dot Aviation is one channel where the answer to “will everyone be okay?” is genuinely unknown at the start of the video
They still used this case in my engineering program a decade ago in a lesson on the importance of properly converting your units.
I live about an hour out from Gimli and visit often. The museum dedicated to this accident and the murals along the pier are so incredible to see.
Imagine getting overtaken by a freaking boeing 767 while you are casually racing with people watching 😅
Having less than 60 passengers on the 767 probable made all the difference.
It is known in the industry as a light load. On this flight, it really was a light load.
If they had a full cabin the extra weight could have made it a very different story.
Judging by his comment, "Don't worry, we're out of gas," the Captain sounds like one hell of a character.
Imagine doing all that and still be able to have a dry sense of humour.
I suppose once you are on the tarmac and leaving the plane after staring death in the face... you have a sudden burst of good feeling. lol.
Incredible airmanship in this one. Normally accidents are the result of many failures, but in this case the serious of coincidences also helped save everyone.
Not so great airmanship being unable to convert the litres uploaded to kilograms required. Then compounding it by flying outside the M.E.L. by departing with non-operating fuel gauges.
Hardly difficult to work out range, 5,000 descent, 10 miles, he has to find something in 15 miles
Oh man what a Christmas present, THE Gimli Glider! Couldn’t ask for a better present! Maybe cover TACA 110 in the future? Would love to see you cover that!
Absolutely! I’ll cover it in 2023 😎
@@GreenDotAviation you’re the absolute best! Happy holidays!!
I just can't believe they managed to pull that off. What a pilot the captain was.
I was born 2 weeks after this incident, in a hospital located at 100km from where the flight took off (Montreal airport)
@@K1OIK Yo momma
This pilot is my hero for saving all those people from the terrible fate of going to Edmonton. ❤
LOL
A TV movie about this flight was made in 1995 - some fiction and some hokey scenes - and Bob Pearson, the Captain, appears at the beginning telling two 767 pilots crashing after suffering a duel engine flameout in the simulator that such as situation actually happened where they landed safely.
The ol' Gimli Glider!!!. What a pilot!.
Pearson is a man among men.
I have watched this 194 times now and I can confirm that this is a Green Dot Aviation classic.
This channel is truly amazing and the fact it's from a fellow Irish person like myself, makes it even better. Your coverage of each aspect of the incidents is seriously satisfying and enlightening tbh. The music you use in each video is bloody perfect also! Keep up the amazing work. I've been binge watching these for the last two weeks.
Absolutely riveting! Love your cliff hanger intro and colourful choice of words! Flying brick indeed.
All a bonus to the thorough research covering all bases. Thank you very much!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the vid 🙏🏼
Just got the notif and immediately clicked to watch! Love ur channel keep up the great work.
Thank you, enjoy! 😁
Great telling of a heroic save.
An interesting fact that I feel should have been added to the end is that the gimli glider was temporarily repaired at Gimli, flown out two days later, fully repaired in Winnipeg and was still used for commercial flight up to january 1st, 2008.
Ironically, the repair crew ran out of gas as they drove to Gimli to make the repairs.
This is great. You included some important technical details I didn’t hear in other coverage of this incident.
Oh my goodness this one was a nail biter. Great respect for those two pilots.
I have seen this from all kinds of content creators, but you ALWAYS introduce new information I never heard before. Amazing. Thankyou!
Glad it was helpful!
"The center of the overhead panel was now lit up like a christmas tree"
Excellent presentation, refreshing to see you use the facts as they played out to create the derma. Your came measured voice only adds to the terrifying situation.
This was absolutely nail biting mate! What a video, I was on the edge of my seat. Can’t believe the crew pulled that off, kudos.
Everyone makes an honest mistake once in awhile. Not everyone can recover from them with this level of skill. Well done, guys.
Thanks for the video and merry Christmas. I believe this is called the Gimli glider. I’ve seen the story before but thank you for the new take on it.
Literally every single person here knows what it's called. Thanks Sherlock
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@@TheLukaszpg no problem Watson
I literally cheered out loud when they landed it. I was not expecting a happy outcome.
Remarkably, aircraft was repaired and flown out of the decommissioned airport only a few days later. It was retired in 2008 after 25 years of service.
Emmet, you are by far the best storyteller on the Internet at whole, first of all this is an insane story of airmanship, and the way you tell the story, WOW…….
And I love the Captain’s comment…. Don’t worry, we are out of gas 🤣
Much appreciated! ❤️
This is the best aviation storytelling channel ever. Thank you!
Thank you!
You made this old flight fresh. Well done!
Been binging a lot of your videos since I recently found the channel. Gotta say this is definitely my favorite. What an incredible story and impeccable storytelling.
Absolutely phenomenal airman ship, guy is the reason people still have family members, hero 🙏
You started describing it, and I thought: The Gimli Glider?
A little bit later: AW YEAH, he's doing the GG!
The quality and frequency of these videos and you’re voice are all so amazing love the content
Glad you’re enjoying them :)
INCREDIBLE PILOTS!!! My god how terrifying! Thank god for them ❤
Great coverage of a now legendary incident!
Definately a hero in my eyes, as many pilots have given up on trying to aviate, under less drastic circumstances.
Absolutely love this aviation channel.
This channel is truly a hidden gem 💎 Absolutely fantastic content, head-to-toe perfect
agreed, 100%
These videos are awesome. The narration is compelling. Good job. Very enjoyable
wow! very good, much improvements, love your documentaries! 👌
Your videos are hella dope dude, keep fighting the good fight
Glad you enjoy them!
Wow. What skills! Flying skills not conversion skills tho
I listen to these videos while im training in the gym instead of music lol .. honestly your calm clear voice keeps me focused .. it’s like listening to an audio book 👌🏻
Huge respect to the pilots. All pilots need to do gliding in their spare time!
Great video
Nice 👍💯 vids and merry Christmas ☃️
Thanks! You too!
Love your videos- Excellent work!!
Love these videos especially where the incident had zero deaths
As usual amazing cinematography, and brilliant storytelling, ❤️
Thank you!
Love this story. United 232 is great as well but doesn't have a fully happy ending like this one. Nobody hurt with all these factors like the racers on runway make it quite the feat to land like they did. Brillant airmanship.
Another superlative video - thank you.
This guys a hell of a pilot. Yeah the whole fuel thing was screwed BUT…..he killed it on flying!
Happy Christmas🎄🎄
In a bizarre coincidence while flying from Canada, Air Transat flight 236 suffered a similar problem but for different reasons. History repeats.
Bravo! Your telling of this dire aviation tale is simply riveting! I’m so glad that no one was hurt or killed! Kudos to the Captain, First Officer and Lead Flight Attendant!!!
Love your Videos. I already watched a few and as a result of that I just joined your Patreon.
Thank you and keep up those highly interesting and exciting videos.
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