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A dc-9 is heading from dallas to toronto when the cabin and cockpit are suddenly filled with toxic smoke. the electrical systems shut down, making it nearly impossible to control the plane. >> the captain was faced with a unbelievably difficult task. >> barely able to see through the thick smoke, the pilot tries to get the plane back on the ground, but passengers are already succumbing to smoke inhalation. june 2, 1983. air canada flight 797 has a normal take-off and climbed to cruising altitude...

And supplement it with oxygen. so even if the oxygen mask had been deployed, when you took a breath in, youre going to get ambient air in. >> a flight attendant empties a fire extinguisher, trying to control the smoke, but they cant find the source of the fire. >> when they open the lavatory door, they see smoke but no open flame. that was behind the walls in an inaccessible areas. >> a fire behind the wall is the worst-case scenario. its almost impossible to put out or contain. a disaster is in...

See the runway. >> the captain finally gets the airport into view. >> four miles i think i saw the airport in front of me. it was lined up pretty good. >> the landing is rough. the plane slams into the ground, all four tires explode from the pressure. >> although it was a very hard landing, it wasnt rocky. we came to the firm stop. >> but the passengers and crew are not out of danger. coming up, as passengers try to escape the smoke, the plane bursts into flames. >> it looked like an inferno. ...

A dc-9 is headed from dallas to toronto when the cabin and cockpit are filled with toxic smoke. the electrical systems shut down making it impossible to control the plane. >> the captain was faced with a difficult task. >> barely able to see through the thick smoke, the pilot tries to get the plane back on the ground but passengers are already succumbing to smoke inhalation. there is a normal take-off and flight 797 has a normal takeoff and climbed to cruising altitude. but about 2 1/2 hours int...

Plane that there might be a fire in the trash can, that somebody might have put a cigarette out in the trash. >> the captain sends his first officer to assess the situation. >> so i look back and you couldnt see the back of the airplane for the sort of light blue, hazy smoke. and claude came back and he said, i dont like whats going on back there. i think we better go down. >> the pilots put on their oxygen masks and prepare for an emergency landing into the closest airport, cincinnati. the crew...

Before. the other big advantage, new sea bed maps showing a far better resolution. satellite exchanges suggested it went down somewhere in an arc west of perth, australia. in seven months of searching, nothing has been found. the priority area the original search area was 430,000 square miles. area was 430,000 square miles. thats now been narrowed to 23,000 square mimes but thats still nearly the size of west virginia. those in charge of the new search could say the aircraft could be found on da...

>> as soon as it came to a stop, thats when i removed the door and lisa and i both went out on to the wing. >> but moments after the exit doors are opened, the plane explodes into flames. >> when this additional oxygen entered the cabin with the fire burning, it ignited that smoke. >> there were flames leaping out of the door and into the air probably 6 to 10 feet in the air. >> it looked like an inferno. there were flames out the doors and smoke all around it. >> and thats when we knew we neede...

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Can you give me a number of people and amount of fuel? >> we dont have time. its getting worse, sir. >> you could definitely feel when we started to descend because it was a real dramatic, quick decline. i definitely questioned whether or not we would make it safely to the ground. thats when my fear was probably peaked. >> the crew is completely relying on air traffic control to guide him down to the airport. >> roger, you are 14 miles southeast of the airport. continue your left turn. >> taking...

So these types of accidents are actually less frequent than in the earlier days of passenger jet travel. that doesnt mean mid air collisions dont happen any more, because sometimes technology fails, and its nearly impossible to eliminate human factors. in 2006, this plays out with catastrophic consequences for two planes flying over the amazon -- a boeing 737 and a private corporate jet. >> i had gone to brazil on an assignment for a magazine called "business jet traveler" to write about embraer...