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>A Colombian airline crashed in New York after running out of fuel due to similar deference to air traffic control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Fligh
by sbierwagen 5y ago
>A Colombian airline crashed in New York after running out of fuel due to similar deference to air traffic control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_52 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_52
- smachiz 5y agoNot just deference. They crashed without ever declaring an emergency. Ultimately, ATC could have been better - but that was a pilot CRM issue.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoThe problem was that they didn't know the right phrases to declare an emergency. They kept saying "we're running out of fuel, sir". But meant they had not enough to go around. Though I do agree that good airmanship would have been to tell ATC no and land the plane. A pilot may do that if lives are at risk.