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title: "Why was Captain Pearson punished for Air Canada Flight 143 (July 23, 1983) when he actually saved hundreds of lives by gliding the plane superbly?"  
description: "Why was Captain Pearson punished for Air Canada Flight 143 (July 23, 1983) when he actually saved hundreds of lives by gliding the plane superbly?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-07-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46718/why-was-captain-pearson-punished-for-air-canada-flight-143-july-23-1983-when-he-actually-saved-hundreds-of-lives-by-gliding-the-plane-superbly  
category: "airlines & air travel"  
tags: ["airlines"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was Captain Pearson punished for Air Canada Flight 143 (July 23, 1983) when he actually saved hundreds of lives by gliding the plane superbly?

Why was [Captain](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38197/who-was-the-founder-of-azad-hind-fauz-indian-national-army-ina-captain-mohan-singh-or-s-c-bose-or-ras-bihari-bose) Pearson punished for Air [Canada](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4155/new-immigration-rules-may-force-millions-to-leave-canada) [Flight](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/63831/a2-flight-bomber-leather-jackets) 143 (July 23, 1983) when he actually saved hundreds of lives by gliding the plane superbly?\
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