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5 Bizarre Incidents of Plane Crashes as it Ran Out of Fuel

Explore chilling stories of plane crashes due to fuel exhaustion. Learn from past incidents and the importance of fuel management in aviation safety.

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5 Bizarre Incidents of Plane Crashes as it Ran Out of Fuel

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  1. 5 BIZARRE INCIDENTS OF PLANE CRASHES AS IT RAN OUT OF FUEL www.airlinespolicy.com

  2. www.airlinespolicy.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Air Canada Flight 143 Crash - 1983 ALM Antillean Airlines Flight 980 Crash - 1970 Avianca Flight 052 Crash - 1990 LaMia Flight 2933 Crash - 2016 East Coast Aviation Service Flight Crash - 2000 2

  3. www.airlinespolicy.com Air Canada Flight 143 Crash - 1983 Route: Montreal to Edmonton No fatalities, or fuel exhaustion due to calculation errors. Defective Fuel Quantity Indicator System (FQIS). Incorrect fuel quantity calculation led to fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba, no serious injuries. 3

  4. www.airlinespolicy.com ALM Antillean Airlines Flight 980 Crash - 1970 Route: New York City to St. Maarten 23 fatalities, fuel exhaustion during landing attempts. Diversion due to weather, multiple landing attempts. Forced water landing, 30 miles east of St. Croix. 4

  5. www.airlinespolicy.com Avianca Flight 052 Crash - 1990 Route: Bogotá to New York City 73 fatalities, mismanagement of fuel, poor weather. Three holding patterns due to inaccurate delay estimations. Inadequate communication, no use of "emergency" terms. Fuel exhaustion during a second landing attempt. 5

  6. www.airlinespolicy.com East Coast Aviation Service Flight Crash - 2000 Route: Atlantic City to Wilkes-Barre 19 fatalities, inadequate refueling, fuel exhaustion. No additional fuel added during the second leg. Unsuccessful first landing attempt, declared "engine failure." 6

  7. www.airlinespolicy.com LaMia Flight 2933 Crash - 2016 Route: Santa Cruz de la Sierra to Medellín 71 fatalities, inappropriate flight plan, pilot error. Fuel exhaustion due to inadequate planning. Failure to declare emergency with critically low fuel. Consequences of fuel mismanagement. 7

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