![]() ![]() Lib., NashuaĬopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Based on the events of Air Canada Flight 143, the film stars William Devane, Scott Hylands, Shelley Hack and Mariette Hartley. Martins Press Collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. William Hoffer coauthored Midnight Express (LJ 4/15/77). Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (also known as Freefall: Flight 174) is a 1995 Canadian thriller film directed by Jorge Montesi. Publication date 1989 Topics Aircraft accidents - Canada. William and Marilyn Mona Hoffer, both freelance journalists, have produced over one thousand magazine articles and nine books, the most famous of which is Midnight Express (New York: Warner Books, 1984). The book is well-written and has an excellent postscript which discusses the lengthy investigation, the issue of assigning blame, and the subsequent modifications made to procedures, checklists, and equipment. Freefall also raises some disturbing questions concerning the safety and practicality of electronically controlled airplanes. The journalist authors tell the story of the 29-minute glide and the gripping real-life terror from the perspectives of the pilot, crew, air traffic controllers, and passengers. Freefall Title Freefall / William Hoffer and Marilyn Mona Hoffer. Captain Bob Pearson received many accolades for successfully landing the plane at an abandoned Canadian Air Force Base. This is a factual, hair-raising account of a 1983 Air Canada Boeing 767 that, due to a maintenance man's mathematical error in fueling and a fuel system computer malfunction, ran out of fuel and immediately lost all electrical power while in flight at a height of 41,000 feet. By the Author of Midnight Express and Not Without My Daughter: William Hoffer Marilyn Mona Hoffer. /rebates/2fFreefall-A-True-Story-William-Hoffer2fbook2f8420670&. ![]() Recounts the remarkable story of Air Canada Flight 143, which lost all power at 41,000 feet when it ran out of fuel, leaving pilot Bob Pearson the near-impossible task of landing it safely. ![]()
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