'' Falling from the Sky : Flight 174 '' ( also known as '' Freefall : Flight 174 '' ) is a 1995 made-for-television film based on the real-life events of Air Canada Flight 143 , nicknamed the " Gimli Glider " , starring William Devane , Scott Hylands , Shelley Hack and Mariette Hartley . Set in 1983 , the film follows the crew , their families and the passengers of the flight , from the preparations for departure to the emergency landing on an abandoned airfield in Manitoba , and everything in between
Gimli Glider
Gimli Glider
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174