The Gimili Glider Has A Mocker Fight 110 was Caught in a severe thunderstorm from Belize to New Orleans Just 20 miles from the airport, the engines quit, effectively turnin g the Boeing 737 into a multi-ton glider. With no thrust and dropping 1,500 feet a minute, the crew needs to find a place to land, and fast. Brace for impact along with 38 passengers as the pilots, armed with little more than calm nerves and determination, attempt one of the most remarkable landings in the history of commercial aviation.