William and Marilyn’s Freefall is the nail-biting thriller recounting. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. Freefall: From 41,000 feet to Zero - A True Story by William Hoffer and Marilyn Hoffer Lionel Chetwynd Jorge Montesi William Devane Scott Hylands Shelley. William Hoffer has been spinning out international best-sellers for more than 20 years. Lib., NashuaĬopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Martins Press, New York Publication Date: 1989. William Hoffer coauthored Midnight Express (LJ 4/15/77). Hoffer, William and Hoffer, Marilyn Mona Title: Freefall A True Story Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book St. The book is well-written and has an excellent postscript which discusses the lengthy investigation, the issue of assigning blame, and the subsequent modifications made to procedures, checklists, and equipment. In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation.
Item details Status Format Access Call Number Item Location Request Scan. The journalist authors tell the story of the 29-minute glide and the gripping real-life terror from the perspectives of the pilot, crew, air traffic controllers, and passengers. Freefall Title Freefall / William Hoffer and Marilyn Mona Hoffer.
sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Captain Bob Pearson received many accolades for successfully landing the plane at an abandoned Canadian Air Force Base. Average rating 4.01 14,361 ratings 969 reviews shelved 8,954 times Showing 29 distinct works. This is a factual, hair-raising account of a 1983 Air Canada Boeing 767 that, due to a maintenance man's mathematical error in fueling and a fuel system computer malfunction, ran out of fuel and immediately lost all electrical power while in flight at a height of 41,000 feet.
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