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Air Canada Flight 797 was a scheduled transborder flight that flew on a Houston, Texas - Dallas / Fort Worth - Toronto, Ontario route. The aircraft on the flight caught fire on June 2 , 1983 . On that day, the aircraft registered C-FTLU took off from Houston Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas and made a stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . The aircraft was bound for Toronto International Airport (now Toronto Pearson International Airport ) in Mississauga, Ontario . Donald Cameron was the captain, Claude Ouimet was the first officer. While flying over Louisville, Kentucky , an in-flight fire began in the rear Lavatory of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 . Cameron and Ouimet were forced to make an emergency landing at the Greater Cincinnati Airport (now Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ), located in Boone County, Kentucky near Cincinnati, Ohio . During the evacuation, the main door was opened, causing an influx of oxygen that fueled the fire. 23 of the 41 passengers died from Smoke inhalation and a Flash Fire that started when the airplane's doors were opened. There were no fatalities among the five crew members. NOTABLE PASSENGER
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