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Confused pilot almost caused worst aviation accident in history

Shocking new images show how an Air Canada pilot almost landed on four planes after mistaking a taxiway for a runway — narrowly avoiding “the greatest aviation disaster in history.”


August 4, 2017  By The New York Post

The aircraft passed just 59 feet above ground before pulling up again in the close shave at San Francisco International Airport on July 7. | READ MORE

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