Air Canada Flight 189 Runway Overrun Crash in Toronto June 26, 1978
Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.
Date: June 26, 1978
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