AC 759
7 Jul 2017 · Near Misses & Miraculous EscapesAIR CANADA FLIGHT 759
Airbus A320 · Air Canada · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Lined up on a taxiway with four loaded jets
Runway vs taxiway identification
Night approach
NOTAM awareness
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Air Canada
Route
Toronto–Pearson (YYZ), Canada
→ San Francisco (SFO), USA
People
140 on board
All survived
Date
7 Jul 2017
Category
Near Misses & Miraculous Escapes
Everyone walked away. Barely.
THE STORY
The crew mistook a taxiway for the runway — with four fully loaded jets waiting on it. They pulled up at about 60 feet, meters from what could have been the worst crash in history.