It’s been nearly 30 years since Air Canada flight 143 made an infamous crash landing near Gimli Airport, north of Winnipeg.
On Sunday, the aircraft better known as the ‘Gimli Glider’ was up for bid in Ontario.
The California-based owner of the Boeing 767 that’s now etched in Canadian aviation history was hoping to fetch some $3-million dollars.
But the highest bid was only $425,000 and didn’t meet the reserve bid, so it didn’t sell.
The auction house, Collectable Car Productions, tells Global News it’s in talks with the interested bidder to try to get a deal done.
The crash made headlines across the country in July 1983. The Edmonton bound plane carrying 61 passengers and 8 crew members ran out of fuel at the Manitoba/Ontario border, but after some quick thinking by both pilots, the plane was able to land safely.
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