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narrator:
smoke fills a passenger plane
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six miles in the sky.
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[gasping]
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[coughing]
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pilot: we're on mayday.
we're going down.
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narrator: electrical systems
shut down as the smoke spreads.
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the crew tries desperately
to land their stricken plane.
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attendant: we're going to be
making an emergency landing.
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put your head on your lap.
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pilot: we're going
to need fire trucks.
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controller:
they're standing by for you.
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narrator: what seemed like
a small problem at first
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has become
a life-or-death struggle
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for everyone on board
air canada flight 797.
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flight attendant:
ladies and gentlemen,
we are starting our approach.
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pilot: we lost both engines!
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flight attendant:
put the mask over your nose.
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emergency descent.
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pilot: mayday, mayday.
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flight attendant:
brace for impact!
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controller: i think i lost one.
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man: investigation starting...
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man: he's gonna crash!
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narrator:
early evening, june 2, 1983.
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suppertime aboard
air canada flight 797.
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captain donald cameron
has been working for air canada
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for 17 years
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and has flown
almost 5,000 hours in a dc-9.
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but it doesn't mean
he gets to eat first.
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donald cameron:
how's your seafood? nice?
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narrator: before he can dig in,
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his first officer claude ouimet
will have to finish.
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claude ouimet: good.
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[laughing]
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narrator: the jet
is in the middle of a flight
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from dallas, texas, to montreal,
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with a stopover in toronto.
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the heavy cloud cover below
hides some light showers,
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but at their cruising altitude
of nearly 33,000 feet,
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the view is clear and bright.
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the dc-9
is only half full today,
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with 41 passengers scattered
throughout the plane.
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woman: can i have
some tea, please?
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narrator:
24-year-old dianne fadley
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is an active member of the
juvenile diabetes foundation.
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dianne fadley:
we have a number
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of different
fundraising activities.
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once a year
they have a large conference,
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and at this time
it happened to be in toronto.
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narrator: raymond chalifoux
is 23 and recently married.
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an engineer,
he's returning home
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from his first-ever
business trip.
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raymond chalifoux:
it was a little bit frightening
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both for me and for my wife.
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i was supposed to be gone
four or five days,
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so first time we were separated
for a long period of time,
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so it was kind of
insecuring for me, yeah.
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narrator:
and a few rows further up
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sits a growing legend
in the world of folk music.
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stan rogers is just 33,
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but his career
is beginning to take off
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outside of his native canada.
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paul mills:
i think stan's best-known songs
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celebrate ordinary people.
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the songs are really
about ordinary people
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rising to the occasion
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and becoming heroes
on their own.
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narrator: just before 7 o'clock,
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the plane is a little more
than halfway to toronto.
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[popping]
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ouimet: what was that?
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it's right there.
i see it.
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right there.
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cameron: yeah.
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narrator: three circuit breakers
have popped out.
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like fuses,
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they protect delicate
electrical circuits on the plane
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from becoming overloaded.
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cameron: like a machine gun.
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ouimet: yeah. zap, zap, zap.
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narrator: the three breakers
are for the flushing motor
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in the toilet
at the rear of the plane.
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cameron decides
to give them a few minutes
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before he tries
to reset them again.
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ouimet: sometimes it overworks
and overheats,
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and then the breaker popped,
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and then it cools off,
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and then you push the breaker
and everything is fine.
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so put the snag
in the logbook,
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and that's it.
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cameron:
someone must have pushed a rag
down the toilet or something,
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jammed it and it overheated.
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narrator: cameron thinks
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that something must be stopping
the motor from working properly,
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but it's not an emergency.
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toilets get blocked
all the time.
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several minutes pass
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as the plane continues
on its way to toronto.
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flight attendants laura kayama
and judi davidson
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are busy serving up dinner
in the cabin.
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in the cockpit,
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it's captain cameron's
turn for dinner.
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but first he wants to reset
the three circuit breakers.
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without them,
the toilet won't work.
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the rest of the flight
could get uncomfortable
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for the passengers.
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cameron: pops as i push it.
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narrator: he's given it
more than eight minutes,
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but whatever is wrong
with the washroom,
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it isn't fixing itself.
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in the cabin,
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one of the passengers complains
about a disturbing odor.
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judi davidson:
yeah, that is a strange smell.
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let me take a look.
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narrator: connie kirsch,
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a texan headed for
a business meeting in toronto,
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is seated
at the back of the plane.
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connie kirsch: i had smelled
a peculiar smell
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where i was sitting,
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and i...it struck me as odd.
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actually it was a wiry smell.
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it wasn't a smoke smell.
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narrator: a wisp of smoke is
leaking out of the washroom.
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the smoke and the acrid smell
of burning plastic
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takes davidson by surprise.
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this is much more
than just a clogged toilet.
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other passengers are beginning
to notice the smoke
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and the suffocating smell.
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[coughing]
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laura kayama: sergio, there's
a problem in the washroom.
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judi says there's a fire.
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sergio:
ok. i'll be right there.
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narrator: chief flight attendant
sergio benetti
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is in charge of the cabin crew.
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kayama: as a precaution,
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we're moving everyone
a few rows up.
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[coughing]
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narrator: the smoke
is noxious and overpowering.
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benetti can't see any flames.
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he sprays the fire extinguisher
into the tiny washroom,
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trying to coat every surface.
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chalifoux: as soon as i saw
that fire extinguisher,
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something went through my mind.
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there is definitely
something wrong.
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the guy seemed to have
the thing under control,
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so he's gonna do his job
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and things will be
business as usual.
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narrator:
it's 2 minutes past 7,
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just 11 minutes
since the circuit breakers
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first popped out.
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laura kayama
brings captain cameron
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the disturbing news.
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kayama: excuse me, captain.
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there's a fire
in the washroom in the back.
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they just went back
to go put it out.
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ouimet:
you want me to go back?
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cameron: yeah, go.
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narrator:
a fire on board an aircraft
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is one of the worst situations
any crew can face.
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the plane is some 6 miles high.
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what starts as a spark
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can turn deadly
in a few short minutes.
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but at the moment,
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cameron doesn't know
how bad the situation is.
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cameron:
you got to remember, in 1983,
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people were allowed
to smoke in the aircraft.
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and there had been
a number of incidents
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of this sort in the industry,
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so it really didn't
alarm me that much.
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narrator:
ouimet finds the situation
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is worse than he expected.
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benetti: i didn't see any flames
when i opened the door before,
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but i sprayed it really good
with the fire extinguisher.
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ouimet: you think it was
a cigarette in the garbage?
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benetti: no, not really.
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ouimet: ok.
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[coughing]
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ouimet: can't get back there.
smoke's too heavy.
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i think we better go down.
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narrator: but flight attendant
sergio benetti
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has a very different assessment
of the situation.
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benetti:
you don't have to worry.
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i think the smoke's easing up.
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narrator: it's a confusing
moment for captain cameron.
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cameron: some components do fail
from time to time
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that are not severe
or serious enough
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to cause an emergency descent.
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that's a pretty serious thing.
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narrator:
when ouimet and benetti
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were at the back of the plane,
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the smoke seemed thick,
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but now it appears
to be subsiding.
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ouimet: ok.
it's starting to clear now.
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but i'll go back and check
if that's ok.
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cameron: yeah, that's ok.
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take these goggles.
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i'll leave my mask on.
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go back wherever you can,
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but don't get yourself
incapacitated.
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ouimet: no problem.
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no problem.
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narrator: if it's just
a broken toilet motor,
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cameron can still make it
to toronto.
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but if it's more serious,
he'll have to land immediately,
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before the small inconvenience
becomes a deadly problem.
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the crew is growing concerned.
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they've already moved passengers
toward the front of the jet,
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as far as possible
from the creeping smoke.
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captain donald cameron
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is waiting for an update
from the back of the plane,
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when suddenly
he's got a new problem.
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the master warning light is on.
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electrical systems
throughout the plane,
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including some in the cockpit,
begin to fail.
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[beeping]
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cameron:
the airplane basically lost
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all its sophisticated navigation
and attitude information.
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so i was left very suddenly
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with, i think,
three instruments per engine
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and four flight instruments,
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which were very primitive.
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they were
what you might have flown
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a world war ii bomber with.
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narrator: with his electrical
systems starting to shut down,
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cameron calls
the nearest ground control.
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cameron: memphis center,
this is air canada 797.
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controller: air canada 797,
indianapolis center. go ahead.
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cameron: yeah, we've got
an electrical problem here.
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we may be
off communication shortly.
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stand by.
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narrator: co-pilot claude ouimet
is at the back of the plane.
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the washroom door handle
has become hot to the touch.
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he doesn't even risk opening it.
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faced with
a potential fire on board,
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the crew has no choice
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but to land their plane
as soon as possible.
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ouimet:
i don't like what's happening.
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i think we'd better go down.
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we're going to be making
an emergency descent.
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brief the cabin crew.
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benetti: yes, sir.
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narrator: as soon
as the decision is made,
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another warning light goes on.
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they've just lost most
of their emergency power.
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ouimet: we're talking about
multiple failure here,
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and it's starting to be
complicated,
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so we're going down and
obviously we have to land.
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ouimet:
mayday, mayday, mayday.
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narrator: a small problem
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has snowballed
into an all-out emergency.
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ouimet: mayday, mayday, mayday.
252
00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:23,483
controller: this is
louisville control. over.
253
00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:24,918
ouimet: air canada 797.
254
00:11:24,952 --> 00:11:27,888
we have a fire on board.
we are going down.
255
00:11:27,921 --> 00:11:31,892
controller: can you possibly
make cincinnati?
256
00:11:31,925 --> 00:11:33,626
ouimet: roger that.
257
00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:36,997
narrator:
cincinnati is 28 miles away.
258
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they can make it.
259
00:11:39,066 --> 00:11:41,068
captain cameron
begins an initial descent
260
00:11:41,101 --> 00:11:43,737
to 4,900 feet.
261
00:11:43,771 --> 00:11:46,639
the crew has switched
to emergency battery power,
262
00:11:46,673 --> 00:11:51,011
but many of the plane's
instruments aren't functioning.
263
00:11:51,044 --> 00:11:54,214
ouimet: so all we had left
was dc emer power,
264
00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:57,050
and that's only good
for radios, basically.
265
00:11:57,084 --> 00:11:58,852
narrator:
it's not only instruments.
266
00:11:58,886 --> 00:12:01,521
cameron finds that
a critical piece of his plane
267
00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:04,024
isn't working properly.
268
00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:07,427
the horizontal stabilizer
on the tail of his dc-9
269
00:12:07,460 --> 00:12:08,461
is frozen,
270
00:12:08,495 --> 00:12:11,765
set for cruising
at almost 33,00 feet.
271
00:12:11,799 --> 00:12:14,034
cameron uses the part
that's still working--
272
00:12:14,067 --> 00:12:15,268
the elevators--
273
00:12:15,302 --> 00:12:16,770
to make the plane dive.
274
00:12:16,804 --> 00:12:19,272
but like a car
that's lost power steering,
275
00:12:19,306 --> 00:12:21,041
the aircraft resists.
276
00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,343
as cameron
pushes on the controls,
277
00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:24,477
they push back
278
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with a pressure
equal to 44 pounds.
279
00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:30,851
cameron:
the airplane became very heavy,
280
00:12:30,884 --> 00:12:33,453
and it took
my total concentration
281
00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,122
to fly the airplane.
282
00:12:35,155 --> 00:12:38,191
[coughing]
283
00:12:38,225 --> 00:12:39,626
narrator: an acrid, bitter smoke
284
00:12:39,659 --> 00:12:42,462
is creeping forward
from the back of the plane
285
00:12:42,495 --> 00:12:47,500
and seeping in from the seams
in the fuselage ceiling.
286
00:12:47,534 --> 00:12:53,073
it hovers like a cloud
over the passengers' heads.
287
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:55,608
chalifoux:
incredibly harsh smoke
288
00:12:55,642 --> 00:12:57,978
that was really
irritating your throat.
289
00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:01,581
you had to take really, really
small, small breaths.
290
00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:03,050
otherwise you would choke.
291
00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:05,853
[coughing]
292
00:13:05,886 --> 00:13:07,988
fadley: i could see it rise.
293
00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:15,262
it was traveling along
those luggage racks, you know,
294
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:16,396
coming forward.
295
00:13:16,429 --> 00:13:18,065
kayama: seatbelts.
296
00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:19,499
[coughing]
297
00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:21,201
narrator:
the smell of burning plastic
298
00:13:21,234 --> 00:13:22,535
fills the air.
299
00:13:22,569 --> 00:13:24,905
[coughing]
300
00:13:24,938 --> 00:13:30,410
dropping oxygen masks could
make the situation worse.
301
00:13:30,443 --> 00:13:31,378
cameron: i could have deployed
302
00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,113
the oxygen masks
to the passengers,
303
00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:34,414
but it's forbidden.
304
00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:36,383
you're only allowed
to use the oxygen masks
305
00:13:36,416 --> 00:13:40,653
in case of
a massive decompression
306
00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:42,956
or a loss of cabin pressure.
307
00:13:42,990 --> 00:13:44,457
not for fire.
308
00:13:44,491 --> 00:13:50,597
[coughing]
309
00:13:50,630 --> 00:13:53,233
kirsch:
i was crying and scared.
310
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:55,435
i wasn't hysterical.
311
00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:57,237
the gentleman sitting next to me
312
00:13:57,270 --> 00:14:00,473
explained to me
that if i would not cry
313
00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,976
and if i could, you know,
conserve my...
314
00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:04,711
not breathe so fast
315
00:14:04,744 --> 00:14:06,379
that it would conserve
the oxygen, would help us,
316
00:14:06,413 --> 00:14:08,048
and not to worry,
317
00:14:08,081 --> 00:14:09,449
that the flight attendants,
318
00:14:09,482 --> 00:14:12,319
they really know how to handle
these sort of situations.
319
00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:15,155
[coughing]
320
00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:16,823
narrator:
as the electrical malfunctions
321
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:18,525
ripple through the plane,
322
00:14:18,558 --> 00:14:20,393
the p.a. system shuts down.
323
00:14:20,427 --> 00:14:23,330
flight attendants struggle
to shout directions,
324
00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:25,732
but it's getting more
and more difficult to breathe.
325
00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:27,734
[coughing]
326
00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:31,071
in 1983,
it's not standard procedure
327
00:14:31,104 --> 00:14:34,341
to tell passengers
how to open the emergency doors,
328
00:14:34,374 --> 00:14:35,608
but in this case,
329
00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:37,477
the two flight attendants
are taking no chances.
330
00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:38,745
davidson: ...as far away
from the plane as possible.
331
00:14:38,778 --> 00:14:40,347
[coughing]
332
00:14:43,550 --> 00:14:46,186
narrator: as smoke begins
entering the cockpit,
333
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:50,057
the captain's situation
is becoming critical.
334
00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:51,858
for the first time,
335
00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:55,996
ouimet talks
to the cincinnati airport.
336
00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:59,832
ouimet:
approach, air canada 797.
337
00:14:59,866 --> 00:15:02,635
we're on mayday.
we're going down.
338
00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:05,705
controller: air canada 797.
cincinnati approach.
339
00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:07,907
plan runway 3-6 ils,
340
00:15:07,941 --> 00:15:09,943
and the equipment
has been alerted.
341
00:15:09,977 --> 00:15:12,612
do you have time to give me
the nature of the emergency?
342
00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:14,114
ouimet: we have a fire
in the washroom.
343
00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:17,450
we're filling up
with smoke right now.
344
00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:18,818
controller:
say type of aircraft,
345
00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:21,554
number of people on board,
and amount of fuel.
346
00:15:21,588 --> 00:15:23,890
ouimet: we'll copy that later.
347
00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,058
we don't have time.
348
00:15:26,893 --> 00:15:30,430
narrator: gregory karam is
the approach tower controller.
349
00:15:30,463 --> 00:15:32,966
he's the lifeline
for the struggling jet.
350
00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,235
he can't see the plane
on radar yet,
351
00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:36,569
but he knows it's in trouble.
352
00:15:38,871 --> 00:15:41,641
almost 13 minutes after 7:00,
353
00:15:41,674 --> 00:15:45,912
karam catches sight
of flight 797 on his radar.
354
00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:50,417
gregory karam: air canada 797,
you are now fully identified.
355
00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:54,087
this will be a no-gyro radar
approach for runway 2-7 left.
356
00:15:54,121 --> 00:15:56,489
descend now to 3,500 feet.
357
00:15:56,523 --> 00:16:01,661
your position is now 1-2 miles
southeast of the airport.
358
00:16:01,694 --> 00:16:05,132
narrator: the crew needs to be
guided in from the ground.
359
00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:07,467
struggling to see
through the dense smoke,
360
00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:09,336
they could easily
veer off course.
361
00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:14,007
karam will talk them down,
362
00:16:14,041 --> 00:16:16,443
watching them
every step of the way.
363
00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:19,179
in the cabin,
364
00:16:19,212 --> 00:16:23,383
the smoke and heat
are becoming unbearable.
365
00:16:23,416 --> 00:16:26,953
chalifoux: my thought was,
"well, we're gonna crash."
366
00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,921
they won't be able
to identify myself
367
00:16:28,955 --> 00:16:31,158
because i didn't have
my papers with me.
368
00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:34,927
so i stood up, i took my wallet
in the compartment
369
00:16:34,961 --> 00:16:36,429
and put my jacket on
370
00:16:36,463 --> 00:16:40,267
so that they could
identify my body.
371
00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:41,801
ouimet: where's the airport?
372
00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:44,671
karam: twelve o'clock
and eight miles, air canada.
373
00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:46,973
ouimet: ok.
we're trying to locate it.
374
00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:48,341
we're going to need
fire trucks.
375
00:16:48,375 --> 00:16:50,443
karam:
they're standing by for you.
376
00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:52,612
can you give me the number
of people and amount of fuel?
377
00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:55,348
ouimet: we don't have time.
it's getting worse in here.
378
00:16:55,382 --> 00:16:57,650
karam: understood, sir.
turn left now.
379
00:16:57,684 --> 00:17:00,420
you are one half-mile north
of final approach.
380
00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:08,761
[sirens]
381
00:17:12,031 --> 00:17:14,134
narrator: finally,
the crew sees the airport.
382
00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:20,473
ouimet: ok.
we have the airport.
383
00:17:20,507 --> 00:17:22,709
karam:
the tower has you in sight.
384
00:17:22,742 --> 00:17:24,611
you need not acknowledge
further transmission from me,
385
00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:26,579
air canada 797.
386
00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:29,416
you are cleared to land.
387
00:17:29,449 --> 00:17:32,219
you are four miles
from the airport.
388
00:17:32,252 --> 00:17:33,520
good luck.
389
00:17:36,123 --> 00:17:38,491
narrator: in a thick haze
of smoke and soot,
390
00:17:38,525 --> 00:17:41,128
flight attendants laura kayama
and judi davidson
391
00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:42,995
feel their way along the aisle,
392
00:17:43,029 --> 00:17:45,232
trying to reassure
the passengers.
393
00:17:45,265 --> 00:17:47,234
[coughing]
394
00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:50,002
they can't get past
the twelfth row.
395
00:17:50,036 --> 00:17:52,239
the smoke and the heat
are overwhelming.
396
00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,918
fighting the reluctant controls,
397
00:18:05,952 --> 00:18:08,621
captain cameron's strength
is being pushed to the limit.
398
00:18:16,129 --> 00:18:17,864
karam: 797,
the tower has you in sight.
399
00:18:39,852 --> 00:18:41,754
narrator:
squinting through the smoke,
400
00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:44,924
the crew of flight 797
lands hard.
401
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,759
at 20 minutes after 7:00,
402
00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:49,796
the air canada plane
is on the ground.
403
00:18:51,364 --> 00:18:53,300
it's less than 30 minutes
404
00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:58,438
since the first sign of
any trouble on board flight 797.
405
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:01,073
chalifoux:
when we touched the ground,
406
00:19:01,107 --> 00:19:03,443
i assumed that we're safe now.
407
00:19:03,476 --> 00:19:06,613
now let's get out
of this airplane.
408
00:19:06,646 --> 00:19:09,616
narrator: but inside the plane,
the smoke isn't letting up.
409
00:19:09,649 --> 00:19:11,551
passengers
are undoing their seatbelts
410
00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:15,822
and trying desperately
to escape.
411
00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,557
kirsch:
i got up out of my seat
412
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:20,260
and i remember putting my hands
up on someone's back
413
00:19:20,293 --> 00:19:22,962
and it was like
waiting in a line,
414
00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:26,666
and i knew that was one line
i didn't want to wait very long,
415
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:28,835
so i turned around
and went the other direction,
416
00:19:28,868 --> 00:19:30,437
not knowing i was actually
heading towards
417
00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,171
the front of the plane.
418
00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,577
[sirens]
419
00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:40,112
narrator: sergio benetti
is the first one to the door.
420
00:19:40,146 --> 00:19:41,614
[coughing]
421
00:19:41,648 --> 00:19:44,784
[sirens]
422
00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:47,487
he's helping
gasping passengers escape.
423
00:19:50,089 --> 00:19:51,924
benetti: go! go! go!
424
00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:01,200
narrator:
the cabin is pitch black
425
00:20:01,234 --> 00:20:02,402
and burning hot.
426
00:20:04,637 --> 00:20:08,308
in the cockpit, the crew quickly
shuts the plane down.
427
00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:11,511
the first officer escapes
through the emergency window.
428
00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:13,913
it's a 16-foot jump
to the ground.
429
00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:27,026
passengers have opened
three of the over-wing exits.
430
00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:30,430
but even with the doors open,
the exits are all but invisible.
431
00:20:30,463 --> 00:20:33,099
the smoke is too thick.
432
00:20:33,132 --> 00:20:39,071
[coughing]
433
00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:41,140
kirsch: i saw a light,
434
00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:42,475
and it was the door
that had opened.
435
00:20:42,509 --> 00:20:44,911
someone had opened the door.
436
00:20:44,944 --> 00:20:47,814
and i realized what it was
and ran to the door,
437
00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:51,384
and held my--i just put my face
out so i could breathe.
438
00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:58,257
narrator: passengers
who have found the exits
439
00:20:58,291 --> 00:21:00,993
slide off the wing
and stumble to safety.
440
00:21:02,929 --> 00:21:05,732
on the ground,
laura kayama and judi davidson
441
00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:09,836
frantically move passengers
away from the deadly plane.
442
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:13,272
fire rescue vehicles
surround the plane.
443
00:21:13,306 --> 00:21:14,941
they douse the plane's exterior
444
00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:16,809
and the ground beneath
with foam,
445
00:21:16,843 --> 00:21:19,979
fearing a fuel fire,
or worse--an explosion.
446
00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:23,983
through the cockpit window,
447
00:21:24,016 --> 00:21:27,219
ouimet can see captain cameron
sitting in his seat
448
00:21:27,253 --> 00:21:30,690
looking dazed and slumped
towards the wheel.
449
00:21:30,723 --> 00:21:32,359
ouimet: the first thing
that got my attention
450
00:21:32,392 --> 00:21:36,295
was to see don's face
in the window
451
00:21:36,329 --> 00:21:39,699
and realize that he was
not completely conscious.
452
00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:42,469
cameron:
i couldn't get out of my seat.
453
00:21:42,502 --> 00:21:45,905
i'd start and i'd get
my arse up in the air like that
454
00:21:45,938 --> 00:21:48,541
and i'd be pushed back
by the...i have no idea.
455
00:21:48,575 --> 00:21:49,542
it was an invisible force,
456
00:21:49,576 --> 00:21:51,611
but it was probably
smoke and fire.
457
00:21:53,413 --> 00:21:56,048
narrator: desperately trying
to save the captain's life,
458
00:21:56,082 --> 00:21:58,084
ouimet tells firefighters
to cover him with foam.
459
00:21:58,117 --> 00:21:59,552
ouimet: spray the cockpit!
460
00:21:59,586 --> 00:22:03,356
cameron: it was a soapy
ice-cold mixture
461
00:22:03,390 --> 00:22:05,858
that drenched me.
462
00:22:05,892 --> 00:22:07,259
narrator: it works.
463
00:22:07,293 --> 00:22:10,797
cameron stirs and climbs out
through the cockpit window.
464
00:22:14,033 --> 00:22:15,802
ouimet:
don! there he is! don!
465
00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:22,141
narrator:
barely 90 seconds have passed
466
00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:23,443
since the plane landed,
467
00:22:23,476 --> 00:22:28,381
when suddenly the whole interior
of flight 797 ignites.
468
00:22:28,415 --> 00:22:32,251
the flames roll through
the cabin like a train.
469
00:22:32,284 --> 00:22:34,120
captain donald cameron
470
00:22:34,153 --> 00:22:36,956
is the last person
to get out of the plane alive.
471
00:22:40,092 --> 00:22:42,194
ouimet: we knew there were
people on the airplane
472
00:22:42,228 --> 00:22:44,196
unfortunately at that point.
473
00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:45,765
that was...that was finished.
474
00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:49,669
narrator: the cabin fire
475
00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:51,904
breaks through
the top of the fuselage.
476
00:22:51,938 --> 00:22:53,740
[distant sirens]
477
00:22:53,773 --> 00:22:56,943
black smoke
can be seen for miles.
478
00:22:56,976 --> 00:22:58,778
[coughing]
479
00:22:58,811 --> 00:23:01,581
flight attendant laura kayama
begins to count.
480
00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:03,916
chalifoux: i will remember
these words forever.
481
00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:08,888
she told us to line up so that
she could count the survivors.
482
00:23:08,921 --> 00:23:11,991
if there were survivors,
obviously there were dead.
483
00:23:12,024 --> 00:23:16,028
kayama: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22...
484
00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:19,298
[wailing]
485
00:23:19,331 --> 00:23:20,633
narrator: including the crew,
486
00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:23,470
there had been 46 people
aboard the plane.
487
00:23:23,503 --> 00:23:25,438
but there aren't
46 people on the runway.
488
00:23:28,541 --> 00:23:36,883
fadley: i really thought that if
the pilot could land the plane
489
00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:39,719
we would all get off.
490
00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:43,255
but i knew,
when i looked around,
491
00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:45,091
i didn't think
we were all there.
492
00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:49,996
narrator: the passengers
who escaped the plane
493
00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:52,398
suffer from smoke inhalation
and minor injuries,
494
00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,133
but most are not badly hurt.
495
00:23:57,069 --> 00:24:01,974
fadley: it was almost like
if you got off the plane,
496
00:24:02,008 --> 00:24:03,375
nothing was wrong.
497
00:24:03,409 --> 00:24:05,512
i mean, there was
maybe a sprained ankle,
498
00:24:05,545 --> 00:24:08,748
maybe someone had a broken arm
or something.
499
00:24:08,781 --> 00:24:11,383
you made it
and you were completely fine,
500
00:24:11,417 --> 00:24:12,451
or you didn't make it.
501
00:24:16,923 --> 00:24:19,291
mills:
i guess it was around midnight.
502
00:24:19,325 --> 00:24:21,661
i decided to call air canada.
503
00:24:21,694 --> 00:24:23,395
i said, "i'm trying to find out
if a friend of mine
504
00:24:23,429 --> 00:24:26,165
was on this flight
in cincinnati."
505
00:24:26,198 --> 00:24:29,401
and she said, "are you
a member of the family?"
506
00:24:29,435 --> 00:24:31,403
i said, "no, i'm just
a close friend."
507
00:24:31,437 --> 00:24:37,109
and she said, "do you know
if his wife is alone?"
508
00:24:37,143 --> 00:24:39,646
and i said, "well, yes."
509
00:24:39,679 --> 00:24:42,615
and she said, "well,
she may need somebody with her."
510
00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:52,592
narrator: stan rogers,
the rising musical star,
511
00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:54,694
didn't make it off the plane.
512
00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,569
cameron: cincinnati ground.
513
00:25:02,602 --> 00:25:04,103
this is captain
of the air canada flight
514
00:25:04,136 --> 00:25:06,873
that's on fire here.
515
00:25:06,906 --> 00:25:09,676
narrator: captain cameron radios
cincinnati ground control
516
00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:12,645
from an emergency vehicle
near his plane.
517
00:25:12,679 --> 00:25:15,281
he has a sobering message.
518
00:25:15,314 --> 00:25:16,949
cameron:
it seems there are 23 people
519
00:25:16,983 --> 00:25:18,618
left on board the aircraft.
520
00:25:18,651 --> 00:25:20,853
is there a scheduled carrier
runs into here
521
00:25:20,887 --> 00:25:22,454
that could maybe give
aid and shelter
522
00:25:22,488 --> 00:25:25,925
to our stranded passengers?
523
00:25:25,958 --> 00:25:27,426
it's pretty cold out here.
524
00:25:32,999 --> 00:25:35,534
narrator: what began
as a simple electrical problem
525
00:25:35,568 --> 00:25:40,573
has taken the lives
of 23 people.
526
00:25:40,607 --> 00:25:43,943
what caused the deadly fire?
527
00:25:43,976 --> 00:25:45,845
what went so horribly wrong?
528
00:25:47,780 --> 00:25:49,916
now the burnt shell of a dc-9
529
00:25:49,949 --> 00:25:54,186
sits on the runway at the
greater cincinnati airport.
530
00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:58,625
it is one of the most disturbing
airplane disasters in years.
531
00:25:58,658 --> 00:26:00,226
within the hour,
532
00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:02,461
investigators from the national
transportation safety board
533
00:26:02,494 --> 00:26:04,230
are on the scene.
534
00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:09,501
the first grim task
of the investigators
535
00:26:09,535 --> 00:26:13,840
is to recover
the bodies of the dead--
536
00:26:13,873 --> 00:26:16,575
21 canadians and 2 americans.
537
00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:20,980
many are burned
beyond recognition.
538
00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:27,519
almost all of the victims
539
00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:29,121
are found in the front half
of the plane
540
00:26:29,155 --> 00:26:33,525
between the wings
and the cockpit.
541
00:26:33,559 --> 00:26:36,495
some are still strapped
into their seats.
542
00:26:36,528 --> 00:26:39,732
others are found in the aisles.
543
00:26:39,766 --> 00:26:41,533
and even though
all the passengers
544
00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:43,569
had been moved up
earlier in the flight,
545
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,504
two bodies
are found near the rear,
546
00:26:45,537 --> 00:26:47,006
beyond the wings.
547
00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:52,311
john petrakis: because of
the dense smoke in the cabin,
548
00:26:52,344 --> 00:26:57,583
the passengers couldn't see
well enough to find the exits.
549
00:26:57,616 --> 00:27:00,787
and two passengers went
beyond the over-wing exits
550
00:27:00,820 --> 00:27:04,590
and succumbed
to the environment.
551
00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:06,325
narrator:
investigators take blood samples
552
00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:07,894
from the bodies.
553
00:27:07,927 --> 00:27:10,062
they find deadly levels
of certain chemicals
554
00:27:10,096 --> 00:27:12,832
that were produced
as the plane burned.
555
00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:15,702
petrakis: when we did
toxicological studies,
556
00:27:15,735 --> 00:27:17,269
we were able to determine
557
00:27:17,303 --> 00:27:19,739
that there were
some significant high levels
558
00:27:19,772 --> 00:27:22,574
of cyanide and fluoride
in the blood,
559
00:27:22,608 --> 00:27:24,877
as well as carbon monoxide.
560
00:27:24,911 --> 00:27:26,012
narrator: it's not known
561
00:27:26,045 --> 00:27:28,614
if the toxic fumes
killed the passengers.
562
00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:31,517
all that's certain is that
they were unable to escape
563
00:27:31,550 --> 00:27:33,619
before the flames
tore through the plane.
564
00:27:39,826 --> 00:27:43,629
with the bodies removed
from the cabin of flight 797,
565
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:46,398
investigators begin digging
through the wreckage
566
00:27:46,432 --> 00:27:48,968
to try and find
the cause of the fire.
567
00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:51,503
among them
are members of the fbi.
568
00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:54,073
petrakis:
they were investigating
569
00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:57,443
to determine whether terrorism
might have been a factor,
570
00:27:57,476 --> 00:28:00,012
so they were
on scene right away,
571
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:04,516
looking at the aircraft
to make that determination.
572
00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:07,519
narrator: the fbi examines
pieces of the plane's floor,
573
00:28:07,553 --> 00:28:09,655
samples of water
from the washroom,
574
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:13,259
even a plastic vial
found on the floor.
575
00:28:13,292 --> 00:28:15,527
dick hill: the fbi
became involved very early
576
00:28:15,561 --> 00:28:21,033
because the possibility
of a crime taking place
577
00:28:21,067 --> 00:28:25,237
takes precedent
over an accident.
578
00:28:27,273 --> 00:28:28,507
they were looking for anything
579
00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:31,243
that would have to do
with an incendiary device
580
00:28:31,277 --> 00:28:32,912
or a small explosive device
581
00:28:32,945 --> 00:28:36,348
or anything that
could be fused to start a fire.
582
00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:38,684
they determined
that there was no evidence
583
00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:40,386
of any crime being committed
584
00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:44,590
and it was probably
accidental ignition,
585
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:50,096
and so they then left
and ntsb took over the accident.
586
00:28:50,129 --> 00:28:52,298
narrator: having
discounted the possibility
587
00:28:52,331 --> 00:28:54,433
that the fire was
deliberately set,
588
00:28:54,466 --> 00:28:57,569
investigators consider
the next obvious cause--
589
00:28:57,603 --> 00:28:58,604
a cigarette.
590
00:29:01,340 --> 00:29:04,143
when smoking on planes
was still allowed,
591
00:29:04,176 --> 00:29:06,813
the most common source
of fires in a washroom
592
00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:08,447
was the trash container.
593
00:29:15,321 --> 00:29:17,589
investigators
examine the trash container
594
00:29:17,623 --> 00:29:20,659
and find that the top
is burned away,
595
00:29:20,692 --> 00:29:21,961
but the trash chute
596
00:29:21,994 --> 00:29:25,497
and the container behind
and below the sink are intact.
597
00:29:25,531 --> 00:29:28,000
inside the container
are remnants of paper,
598
00:29:28,034 --> 00:29:30,236
scorched but not burned.
599
00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,571
the fire could not
have started here.
600
00:29:35,942 --> 00:29:39,645
with the most obvious
potential causes discounted,
601
00:29:39,678 --> 00:29:42,214
investigators begin
to comb through the wreckage,
602
00:29:42,248 --> 00:29:45,084
looking for what had
started the fire.
603
00:29:47,086 --> 00:29:49,555
studying
the history of the plane,
604
00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:52,224
hill uncovers
some startling facts.
605
00:29:55,461 --> 00:29:57,864
in the year before the accident,
606
00:29:57,897 --> 00:29:59,932
76 separate maintenance issues
607
00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:03,702
had been written up
in the plane's logbook.
608
00:30:03,735 --> 00:30:05,071
all were dealt with,
609
00:30:05,104 --> 00:30:08,474
but still, it's an unusually
high number of problems.
610
00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:15,581
the plane's troubled history
didn't end there.
611
00:30:15,614 --> 00:30:18,684
four years earlier,
the rear bulkhead had failed,
612
00:30:18,717 --> 00:30:22,588
causing an explosive
decompression.
613
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,858
the crew had to make
an emergency landing.
614
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,430
cameron: it knocked out
a lot of electrical cable
615
00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:34,066
and hydraulics
and stuff like that,
616
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:38,004
and the guy did a hell of a job
bringing it back to boston.
617
00:30:38,037 --> 00:30:41,073
narrator: the plane was repaired
and put back into service.
618
00:30:41,107 --> 00:30:42,774
but hill focuses on the wires
619
00:30:42,808 --> 00:30:46,012
that had to be stitched together
after the accident.
620
00:30:46,045 --> 00:30:51,683
a bad repair job could have been
the cause of the fire.
621
00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,852
hill: there were wires
that ran through there
622
00:30:53,886 --> 00:30:57,789
that had been cut,
spliced back together.
623
00:30:57,823 --> 00:30:59,992
narrator: investigators study
all the wire splices
624
00:31:00,026 --> 00:31:02,028
they can find on flight 797
625
00:31:02,061 --> 00:31:04,330
that weren't destroyed
in the fire,
626
00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:07,733
but they find no evidence
of arcing or short-circuiting.
627
00:31:07,766 --> 00:31:09,101
it's another dead end.
628
00:31:13,005 --> 00:31:14,706
investigators
turn their attention
629
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:16,042
to the cockpit voice recorder
630
00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:18,110
and the popping
circuit breakers.
631
00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,112
[popping]
632
00:31:20,146 --> 00:31:22,748
ouimet: what was that?
633
00:31:22,781 --> 00:31:25,317
it's right there.
i see it.
634
00:31:25,351 --> 00:31:26,452
right there.
635
00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:30,156
cameron: yeah.
636
00:31:31,991 --> 00:31:33,459
like a machine gun.
637
00:31:33,492 --> 00:31:37,129
ouimet:
yeah. zap, zap, zap.
638
00:31:37,163 --> 00:31:39,966
narrator: the circuit breakers
trip as a precaution.
639
00:31:39,999 --> 00:31:41,733
when they begin to overheat,
640
00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:43,535
the circuit breakers turn off,
641
00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:46,405
cutting electrical current
to the motor.
642
00:31:46,438 --> 00:31:51,043
it's a safety feature
so the motor won't cause a fire.
643
00:31:51,077 --> 00:31:52,144
cameron: pops as i push it.
644
00:31:53,845 --> 00:31:56,448
narrator:
investigators need to know
645
00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:59,651
if the breakers were tripped by
a fire that had already started,
646
00:31:59,685 --> 00:32:03,089
or was the motor itself
the problem?
647
00:32:03,122 --> 00:32:06,692
the ntsb builds a mock-up
of the plane's washroom
648
00:32:06,725 --> 00:32:10,829
and forces
the flush motor to seize.
649
00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:15,401
they want to see if it
could have started the fire.
650
00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,503
the seized motor
reaches a temperature
651
00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:19,871
of 802 degrees fahrenheit.
652
00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:20,939
it's hot,
653
00:32:20,973 --> 00:32:22,074
but it's not enough to ignite
654
00:32:22,108 --> 00:32:24,343
parts of the washroom
around the motor.
655
00:32:35,021 --> 00:32:37,723
as they listen
to the cockpit voice recorder,
656
00:32:37,756 --> 00:32:42,161
investigators uncover
a puzzling clue.
657
00:32:42,194 --> 00:32:44,830
three minutes before
the circuit breakers popped,
658
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:46,832
the recorder picked up
another noise.
659
00:32:46,865 --> 00:32:48,134
[static]
660
00:32:48,167 --> 00:32:50,236
it was the sound
of electrical arcing,
661
00:32:50,269 --> 00:32:51,537
like static,
662
00:32:51,570 --> 00:32:53,105
repeated eight times.
663
00:32:53,139 --> 00:32:55,407
the noises weren't audible
to the crew.
664
00:32:58,610 --> 00:33:02,581
hidden from view on any airplane
is a river of wiring.
665
00:33:02,614 --> 00:33:04,683
investigators focus on a cable
666
00:33:04,716 --> 00:33:08,287
coming from a generator
below the washroom floor.
667
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,822
insulation
had rubbed off two wires,
668
00:33:10,856 --> 00:33:13,859
making it possible
for sparks to be produced--
669
00:33:13,892 --> 00:33:16,195
sparks that could start a fire.
670
00:33:16,228 --> 00:33:17,329
hill: there was evidence
671
00:33:17,363 --> 00:33:19,331
that there was
some electrical arcing,
672
00:33:19,365 --> 00:33:20,466
but it could have occurred
673
00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:24,170
after the insulation had burned
on those wires.
674
00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:27,539
narrator: in spite of countless
hours of investigation
675
00:33:27,573 --> 00:33:29,075
and numerous tests,
676
00:33:29,108 --> 00:33:30,442
in the end,
677
00:33:30,476 --> 00:33:33,779
the ntsb can't pinpoint
the exact cause of the fire.
678
00:33:33,812 --> 00:33:37,316
there simply
isn't enough evidence.
679
00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:40,619
hill: just because
of the vast amount of damage
680
00:33:40,652 --> 00:33:42,821
that was done
in that concentrated area
681
00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:44,090
around the lavatory
682
00:33:44,123 --> 00:33:46,458
where the fire burned
for a long period of time
683
00:33:46,492 --> 00:33:49,461
and possibly destroyed
any of the evidence
684
00:33:49,495 --> 00:33:51,663
of where the fire
actually ignited.
685
00:33:51,697 --> 00:33:54,433
[coughing]
686
00:33:54,466 --> 00:33:55,767
narrator:
even if they'll never know
687
00:33:55,801 --> 00:33:57,869
the exact cause of the fire,
688
00:33:57,903 --> 00:33:59,871
investigators try to understand
689
00:33:59,905 --> 00:34:02,141
how it could cause
so much damage.
690
00:34:02,174 --> 00:34:03,909
there had been heat and smoke,
691
00:34:03,942 --> 00:34:05,977
but no one had seen any flames
692
00:34:06,011 --> 00:34:10,015
until an explosion
ripped through the jet.
693
00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:13,085
hill: when you have a fire
that has incomplete combustion,
694
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:15,287
when it has a lack of oxygen,
695
00:34:15,321 --> 00:34:17,823
they will produce
combustible gases.
696
00:34:17,856 --> 00:34:19,391
those gases then can collect,
697
00:34:19,425 --> 00:34:21,193
especially in the crown
of an aircraft.
698
00:34:24,029 --> 00:34:26,232
narrator: the fire
had burned out of sight
699
00:34:26,265 --> 00:34:28,267
behind the washroom walls,
700
00:34:28,300 --> 00:34:31,670
and the smoke, hot gases,
and fumes intensified
701
00:34:31,703 --> 00:34:34,806
and spread inside the wall space
from the washroom
702
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,577
through to the cabin walls.
703
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:41,180
those spaces acted
as a sort of chimney
704
00:34:41,213 --> 00:34:43,882
for the gases and smoke
that the fire was creating.
705
00:34:48,187 --> 00:34:50,356
although the fire
remained concealed
706
00:34:50,389 --> 00:34:52,758
behind the walls
and ceiling panels,
707
00:34:52,791 --> 00:34:56,562
the smoke and hot gases entered
the cabin through every seam,
708
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:58,630
gathering in the upper space
in the cabin
709
00:34:58,664 --> 00:35:00,932
and pressing down on passengers.
710
00:35:00,966 --> 00:35:02,668
[coughing]
711
00:35:02,701 --> 00:35:06,071
hill: the inaccessible areas
and the cabin area
712
00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:08,006
are all linked together
713
00:35:08,039 --> 00:35:11,910
through small cracks and
cervices and small openings.
714
00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:15,681
the plane is
one big pressure vessel,
715
00:35:15,714 --> 00:35:17,616
with everything being the same,
716
00:35:17,649 --> 00:35:19,285
equilibrated
to the same pressure.
717
00:35:19,318 --> 00:35:21,420
so smoke and gases
in those areas
718
00:35:21,453 --> 00:35:24,656
would fairly quickly
start to permeate
719
00:35:24,690 --> 00:35:27,092
into the passenger cabin.
720
00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:29,961
[coughing]
721
00:35:29,995 --> 00:35:32,731
narrator: when the doors were
opened during the evacuation,
722
00:35:32,764 --> 00:35:34,800
an unlimited supply of oxygen
723
00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:37,469
was suddenly available
to feed the fire.
724
00:35:37,503 --> 00:35:39,104
the more intense the heat,
725
00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:42,374
the more oxygen-hungry
a fire becomes.
726
00:35:42,408 --> 00:35:45,444
the gases ignited
with the force of an explosion.
727
00:35:45,477 --> 00:35:49,781
[screaming]
728
00:35:49,815 --> 00:35:52,551
hill: once you have
a flashover,
729
00:35:52,584 --> 00:35:54,686
you produce heat, toxic gases,
730
00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:56,888
and you burn up all the oxygen
in the cabin,
731
00:35:56,922 --> 00:35:58,490
and it becomes non-survivable.
732
00:36:01,660 --> 00:36:06,698
narrator: the technical part of
the investigation is complete,
733
00:36:06,732 --> 00:36:08,434
but there are still
a lot of questions
734
00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:11,403
about how the crew
responded to the fire.
735
00:36:11,437 --> 00:36:14,673
cameron: the first officer said,
"it's starting to clear now,"
736
00:36:14,706 --> 00:36:19,378
and at that point i reckoned
that the fire was under control.
737
00:36:19,411 --> 00:36:20,712
narrator:
could they have done more
738
00:36:20,746 --> 00:36:24,015
to prevent the tragedy
on board flight 797?
739
00:36:30,456 --> 00:36:31,990
ntsb investigators
740
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:35,694
are unable to definitively
pinpoint the cause of the fire.
741
00:36:35,727 --> 00:36:38,397
but after reviewing
all the information they have,
742
00:36:38,430 --> 00:36:42,601
they're ready to release
their report.
743
00:36:42,634 --> 00:36:46,672
the report on the lethal fire
aboard air canada flight 797
744
00:36:46,705 --> 00:36:50,141
is published
a year after the accident.
745
00:36:50,175 --> 00:36:52,878
it's a landmark
in aircraft safety.
746
00:36:52,911 --> 00:36:57,283
but it immediately makes
for controversial headlines.
747
00:36:57,316 --> 00:37:00,886
the ntsb points out that
the source of the smoke
748
00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:02,187
was never identified,
749
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:05,257
either by the flight attendants
or the first officer.
750
00:37:05,291 --> 00:37:08,159
the captain was never told
nor did he inquire
751
00:37:08,193 --> 00:37:11,196
as to the precise location
and extent of the fire,
752
00:37:11,229 --> 00:37:13,599
which had been reported to him.
753
00:37:13,632 --> 00:37:15,066
man: with that in mind,
754
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:18,437
what type of fire
did you believe that you had?
755
00:37:18,470 --> 00:37:21,106
cameron: a bin fire.
756
00:37:21,139 --> 00:37:23,342
ouimet: mayday, mayday, mayday.
757
00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,911
narrator: and the report asks
a hypothetical question.
758
00:37:25,944 --> 00:37:28,213
ouimet: air canada 797,
we have a fire on board.
759
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,215
we are going down.
760
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:31,850
controller: can you
possibly make cincinnati?
761
00:37:33,919 --> 00:37:35,354
ouimet: roger that.
762
00:37:35,387 --> 00:37:38,256
narrator: if he'd begun
to descend sooner,
763
00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:41,126
could the captain have landed
at standiford field airport
764
00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:43,261
in louisville, kentucky?
765
00:37:43,295 --> 00:37:45,464
it was a few minutes closer.
766
00:37:47,232 --> 00:37:50,001
the report
and the media attention it gets
767
00:37:50,035 --> 00:37:53,739
are devastating
to captain cameron and his crew.
768
00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:56,074
soon after
the report is released,
769
00:37:56,107 --> 00:37:59,044
there's an outcry among pilots
in the industry.
770
00:37:59,077 --> 00:38:03,014
they resent its implied
criticism of flight 797's crew
771
00:38:03,048 --> 00:38:05,517
and the suggestion that they
could have begun their descent
772
00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:09,020
five minutes sooner.
773
00:38:09,054 --> 00:38:10,822
several months later,
774
00:38:10,856 --> 00:38:13,425
the air line pilots association
submits a petition
775
00:38:13,459 --> 00:38:16,127
that defends cameron
and the crew.
776
00:38:16,161 --> 00:38:17,696
it makes an impact.
777
00:38:17,729 --> 00:38:20,466
the ntsb releases
a revised report,
778
00:38:20,499 --> 00:38:24,936
including the petition by
the air line pilots association.
779
00:38:24,970 --> 00:38:26,237
in the petition,
780
00:38:26,271 --> 00:38:28,907
first officer ouimet
writes an impassioned defense
781
00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:32,344
of landing the plane
where and when they did.
782
00:38:32,378 --> 00:38:35,447
the issue wasn't only the
distance to the nearest airport,
783
00:38:35,481 --> 00:38:38,183
but the required
rate of descent.
784
00:38:38,216 --> 00:38:40,452
as it was, the plane
barely made the descent
785
00:38:40,486 --> 00:38:42,488
to the greater
cincinnati airport.
786
00:38:54,666 --> 00:38:56,201
still,
787
00:38:56,234 --> 00:38:58,470
the national transportation
safety board's revised summary
788
00:38:58,504 --> 00:39:00,238
doesn't pull all its punches,
789
00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:03,675
pointing a finger
at captain cameron.
790
00:39:03,709 --> 00:39:05,110
the report states
791
00:39:05,143 --> 00:39:07,879
that the time taken to evaluate
the nature of the fire
792
00:39:07,913 --> 00:39:10,882
and to decide to initiate
an emergency descent
793
00:39:10,916 --> 00:39:13,351
contributed to the severity
of the accident.
794
00:39:16,121 --> 00:39:19,357
20 years later,
the statement still stings.
795
00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:24,062
cameron:
i am glad they were all...
796
00:39:24,095 --> 00:39:25,997
the people that got off got off.
797
00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:28,099
i'm very sorry that the people
that didn't get off
798
00:39:28,133 --> 00:39:30,001
didn't get off
799
00:39:30,035 --> 00:39:32,504
because we spent a lot of time
and effort getting them there.
800
00:39:32,538 --> 00:39:34,172
that really bothered me.
801
00:39:37,843 --> 00:39:40,345
all i know is that i did
the best i could.
802
00:39:45,116 --> 00:39:47,118
narrator:
along with the comments
803
00:39:47,152 --> 00:39:49,154
on the performance of the crew,
804
00:39:49,187 --> 00:39:52,157
the ntsb recommends
a host of safety improvements.
805
00:39:55,326 --> 00:39:57,863
perhaps if the flight
had been full,
806
00:39:57,896 --> 00:40:01,867
someone would have noticed
the smell of smoke sooner.
807
00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:05,136
but what the washroom
of flight 797 could have used
808
00:40:05,170 --> 00:40:07,138
was a smoke detector.
809
00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:09,240
they weren't standard
throughout the industry,
810
00:40:09,274 --> 00:40:11,076
but after flight 797,
811
00:40:11,109 --> 00:40:13,344
attitudes and regulations
changed.
812
00:40:17,549 --> 00:40:20,819
even though flight attendants
did receive some training
813
00:40:20,852 --> 00:40:22,788
in dealing with fires
aboard a plane,
814
00:40:22,821 --> 00:40:24,790
it didn't go far enough.
815
00:40:24,823 --> 00:40:26,091
but what was more obvious--
816
00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:28,560
the flight attendants
weren't properly equipped
817
00:40:28,594 --> 00:40:29,961
to attack fires.
818
00:40:29,995 --> 00:40:32,397
without full face-masks
and oxygen,
819
00:40:32,430 --> 00:40:34,232
they couldn't be expected
to fight fire
820
00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:37,168
while holding their breath.
821
00:40:37,202 --> 00:40:39,805
in the years after flight 797,
822
00:40:39,838 --> 00:40:42,340
attendants received better
equipment and training.
823
00:40:46,512 --> 00:40:49,447
the cabin crew had also made
split-second decisions
824
00:40:49,481 --> 00:40:52,851
that helped save lives.
825
00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:54,653
moving passengers
further up the plane
826
00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:56,622
and handing out wet towels
827
00:40:56,655 --> 00:40:58,156
minimized the effects
of the toxic smoke.
828
00:41:01,026 --> 00:41:02,761
their decision
to tell passengers
829
00:41:02,794 --> 00:41:05,196
to open the emergency exits
over the wings
830
00:41:05,230 --> 00:41:07,132
was not standard procedure,
831
00:41:07,165 --> 00:41:09,701
but it let some passengers
escape more quickly
832
00:41:09,735 --> 00:41:12,337
and was eventually adopted
as a routine practice.
833
00:41:17,175 --> 00:41:18,510
finally, it became obvious
834
00:41:18,544 --> 00:41:20,612
from the location
of some of the bodies
835
00:41:20,646 --> 00:41:23,414
that passengers died
because of precious seconds lost
836
00:41:23,448 --> 00:41:27,886
trying to find the exits
in the pitch black.
837
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:29,655
what would have made
a difference?
838
00:41:29,688 --> 00:41:31,189
track lighting on the floors
839
00:41:31,222 --> 00:41:33,124
and bumps along
the overhead bins
840
00:41:33,158 --> 00:41:35,994
that identified the rows
with emergency exits--
841
00:41:36,027 --> 00:41:39,130
features that would eventually
become standard.
842
00:41:39,164 --> 00:41:43,168
[coughing]
843
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:45,704
hill:
as a direct result of 797,
844
00:41:45,737 --> 00:41:46,972
a number of rules were changed,
845
00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:50,375
including a more stringent test
for seats,
846
00:41:50,408 --> 00:41:53,044
a heat release
and smoke requirement
847
00:41:53,078 --> 00:41:54,913
for cabin interior panels,
848
00:41:54,946 --> 00:41:58,216
a requirement for
smoke detectors in lavatories
849
00:41:58,249 --> 00:42:00,952
and halon fire extinguishers
in the cabin.
850
00:42:00,986 --> 00:42:02,420
kayama: we're going to be
making an emergency landing.
851
00:42:02,453 --> 00:42:04,055
put your head on your lap.
852
00:42:04,089 --> 00:42:06,091
narrator:
but the changes were too late
853
00:42:06,124 --> 00:42:08,794
for those who died
on flight 797,
854
00:42:08,827 --> 00:42:12,230
like the man sitting beside
connie kirsch.
855
00:42:13,632 --> 00:42:18,503
months after the crash,
his wife tracked connie down.
856
00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:20,606
kirsch: she said,
"i just understand
857
00:42:20,639 --> 00:42:22,674
my husband was the one
that was next to you,
858
00:42:22,708 --> 00:42:25,611
and i just wanted to know
how was he,
859
00:42:25,644 --> 00:42:30,015
what was his spirits?"
860
00:42:30,048 --> 00:42:33,418
and i said,
"he was in great spirits.
861
00:42:33,451 --> 00:42:34,786
he was very nice.
862
00:42:34,820 --> 00:42:36,822
he let me sit next to him
863
00:42:36,855 --> 00:42:39,691
and explained to me
how to breathe."
864
00:42:39,725 --> 00:42:42,594
that was really difficult.
865
00:42:42,628 --> 00:42:46,632
narrator: stan rogers was
another victim of flight 797.
866
00:42:46,665 --> 00:42:49,234
he would never be able to
fulfill the promise of his life
867
00:42:49,267 --> 00:42:53,138
and growing career.
868
00:42:53,171 --> 00:42:57,075
mills: i loved his generosity
and his loyalty as a friend.
869
00:42:57,108 --> 00:42:59,645
as an artist, he was perhaps
one of the best songwriters
870
00:42:59,678 --> 00:43:01,913
this country's ever produced.
871
00:43:01,947 --> 00:43:05,651
and it was really an incredible
pleasure and honor
872
00:43:05,684 --> 00:43:09,120
to be working with him.
873
00:43:09,154 --> 00:43:11,923
he still gets
lots and lots of airplay,
874
00:43:11,957 --> 00:43:14,225
and so his legend grows.
875
00:43:18,864 --> 00:43:20,799
narrator:
sometime after the accident,
876
00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:23,802
two air canada employees
show up at dianne fadley's door
877
00:43:23,835 --> 00:43:26,838
in dallas.
878
00:43:26,872 --> 00:43:29,975
fadley:
they brought my bible.
879
00:43:30,008 --> 00:43:34,980
it's dark because
it was burned and singed,
880
00:43:35,013 --> 00:43:37,282
but it's a paperback bible,
881
00:43:37,315 --> 00:43:41,486
and it did not
completely burn up.
882
00:43:41,519 --> 00:43:49,594
this is just a reminder to me
that god was with me,
883
00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:55,000
and i believe he protected me.
884
00:43:55,033 --> 00:43:56,167
and, you know,
885
00:43:56,201 --> 00:43:58,737
he was there with me.
886
00:44:03,574 --> 00:44:05,610
narrator:
captain cameron and his crew
887
00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:07,946
eventually received
six separate awards
888
00:44:07,979 --> 00:44:11,817
for their heroic actions
on flight 797,
889
00:44:11,850 --> 00:44:16,321
including recognition from
the royal canadian air force.
890
00:44:16,354 --> 00:44:19,390
but they're all still haunted
by the nightmare.
891
00:44:19,424 --> 00:44:21,092
ouimet: you feel responsible.
892
00:44:21,126 --> 00:44:22,093
there's no question.
893
00:44:22,127 --> 00:44:23,561
you feel guilt.
894
00:44:23,594 --> 00:44:27,432
you're willing
to give your license.
895
00:44:27,465 --> 00:44:29,935
you feel very...
896
00:44:29,968 --> 00:44:31,770
very small.
897
00:44:31,803 --> 00:44:35,006
cameron: it's just a shame
we didn't get everybody off.
898
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:36,808
it still bothers me.
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