Gimli Glider

aviation incident
Event aviation_incident Q370555
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Gimli Glider

Summary

Gimli Glider is an aviation incident[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aviation_incident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gimli Glider is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Gimli Glider's instance of is recorded as aviation incident[4].
  • Gimli Glider's item operated is recorded as Boeing 767-200[5].
  • Gimli Glider is operated by Air Canada[6].
  • Gimli is named after Gimli Glider[7].
  • Gimli Glider took place at Gimli Industrial Park Airport[8].
  • Gimli Glider's Commons category is recorded as C-GAUN (aircraft)[9].
  • Gimli Glider occurred on July 23, 1983[10].
  • Gimli Glider's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.628888888889, 'lon': -97.043888888889}[11].
  • Gimli Glider's has cause is recorded as fuel starvation[12].
  • Gimli Glider resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[13].
  • Gimli Glider involved {'amount': '+69'} participants[14].
  • Gimli Glider's depicted by is recorded as Gimli Glider[15].
  • Gimli Glider caused {'amount': '+10'} injuries[16].
  • Gimli Glider's start point is recorded as Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport[17].
  • Gimli Glider's start point is recorded as Montréal–Trudeau International Airport[18].
  • Gimli Glider's start point is recorded as Montreal[19].
  • Gimli Glider's destination point is recorded as Edmonton International Airport[20].
  • Gimli Glider's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gimli Glider'}[21].
  • Gimli Glider's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+69'}[22].
  • Gimli Glider's vessel is recorded as Boeing 767[23].
  • Gimli Glider's via is recorded as Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport[24].
  • Gimli Glider's flight number is recorded as AC143[25].

Body

When and Where

Gimli Glider occurred on July 23, 1983[10]. It took place at Gimli Industrial Park Airport[8]. It is in the country of Canada[3].

Context

Gimli Glider's instance of is recorded as aviation incident[4].

Participants

Gimli Glider involved {'amount': '+69'} participants[14].

Outcome and Impact

Gimli Glider resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[13]. It caused {'amount': '+10'} injuries[16].

Why It Matters

Gimli Glider ranks in the top 2% of aviation_incident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Gimli Industrial Park Airport
    Number of participants {'amount': '+69'}
    Operator
    Point in time +1983-07-23T00:00:00Z
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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