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The flight's captain, Donald Cameron (age 51), had been employed by Air Canada since March 1966, and had qualified as a DC-9 captain in November 1974. At the time of the accident, Cameron had approximately 13,000 flight hours, of which 4,939 were in the DC-9. First Officer Claude Ouimet (age 34) had flown for Air Canada since November 1973.
Editor's note: This page reflects news of the plane crash near DC on Thursday, Jan. 30. For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the plane crash ...
An Air Canada plane caught fire during a crash-landing in Nova Scotia this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 28, around 9:30 p.m. local time, Air Canada Express Flight 2259 skidded down a runway at the ...
U.S. Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond to an aircraft collision in Washington D.C., January 30, 2025. ©Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles | U.S. Coast Guard photo
The United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) was informed of the incident on July 9, and took the lead on the investigation, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) served as a facilitator to convey information between Air Canada and the NTSB. [4]
The aftermath of the fire onboard Air Canada Flight 797. In aviation, an in-flight fire is a type of aviation accident where an aircraft catches on fire in-flight. They are considered one of the most dangerous hazards in aviation, with a report from the British Civil Aviation Authority showing that after a fire on an aircraft starts, flight crews only have on average 17 minutes to land their ...
Pages in category "Air Canada accidents and incidents" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... This page was last edited on 12 January 2025 ...
The mid-air crash Wednesday between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people — making it the ...