Mayday Air Diasater has a full episode on this incident. In short, the pilots heroic effort led to safe landing on an old airfield converted into drag strip. h

Mayday Air Diasater has a full episode on this incident. In short, the pilots heroic effort led to safe landing on an old airfield converted into drag strip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wnja3h70DM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wnja3h70DM Not so lucky was Avianca Flight 052 that also ran out of fuel mid flight and crashed into Long Island residential area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_052 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_052