Pilot Refuses to Declare Emergency / Avianca Flight 52 Runs Out of Fuel

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

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🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The first officer of a Boeing 707 doesn't declare an emergency when he needs to. Avianca Flight 52 is running out of fuel over New York City and has to land. Bad weather forces the plane to do a go around. The captain repeatedly tells the first officer to declare an emergency but he does not do so. How did this flight run out of fuel? Find out on this episode of Black Box Down. Sponsored by ExpressVPN (http://expressvpn.com/blackboxdown) HelloFresh (http://hellofresh.com/BLACKBOXDOWN16 or use code BLACKBOXDOWN16 at checkout) and The Jordan Harbinger Show (http://jordanharbinger.com/start) Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Black Box Down Crash Simulator: https://roosterteeth.com/watch/black-box-down-1 Tales From The Stinky Dragon: https://link.chtbl.com/stinkydragon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Ruestur-Z's production.
0:07.0	January 25, 1990.
0:10.0	Avianka Flight 52, aboing 707 with 158 people on board, is circling and waiting to land
0:16.4	at New York's JFK airport.
0:18.6	Bad weather in the area has forced the plane to delay and circle several times, and the
0:22.3	weather shows no sign of letting up.
0:24.6	The crew is becoming concerned that their fuel levels are too low, and they realize they
0:28.0	don't have enough fuel to reach their alternate airport of Boston.
0:31.4	To the crew's relief, air traffic control clears them to land, but the bad weather is making
0:35.4	the landing very difficult.
0:37.3	At 200 feet above the ground, the crew can't find the runway and are forced to execute
0:41.1	a go around, while getting vectored for another approach the engines begin to flame out while
0:45.0	the plane is still 20 miles away from the runway.
0:47.8	What is the fate of Flight 52?
0:49.6	Who is responsible for managing the fuel on the flight?
0:52.4	Sounded out on this episode of Black Boxdown.
0:59.4	Hello, everyone.
1:00.4	Welcome to Black Boxdown.
1:01.4	It's Gus and Chris.
1:02.4	Hello, Chris.
1:03.4	Hello, Gus.
1:04.4	How are you doing, Chris?
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