Five different flights faced one of the most dangerous situations a crew can encounter: running out of fuel while the aircraft is still in the air.

In this compilation, we reconstruct five cases in which poor planning, a fuel leak, misleading instruments, or a chain of decisions led the aircraft to a critical situation:

✈️ LaMia Flight 2933
✈️ Air Transat Flight 236
✈️ TAM Flight 3804
✈️ Tuninter Flight 1153
✈️ United Airlines Flight 173

Some managed to reach a runway. Others had to attempt an emergency landing. But in all of them, the crews faced the same problem: the engines could no longer function.

Five true stories that show why fuel planning, the correct interpretation of instruments, and the decisions made during an emergency can mean the difference between survival and death.

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Five flights, one same danger: running out of fuel - Air Accidents

00:00 CASE 1: United Airlines Flight 173
01:01 The Denver–Portland flight and the DC-8
03:45 A highly experienced crew
05:11 Takeoff for Portland
06:19 A strange anomaly in the landing gear Landing
07:00 The aircraft enters holding pattern
08:02 The first fuel warnings
09:08 The engines begin to stall
10:29 Mayday: they can no longer reach the airport
11:31 The impact on a residential area
12:08 The investigation
14:58 The captain's fixation and communication failures
16:33 The accident that spurred CRM
17:39 CASE 2: Air Transat 236
18:29 The Toronto–Lisbon flight and the Airbus A330
19:32 The crew
20:16 Takeoff and transatlantic crossing
21:28 An unexplained oil indication
21:57 The fuel becomes unbalanced
22:40 The crew searches for a possible leak
23:13 The first engine shuts down
23:38 The A330 loses engine power
24:56 Emergency and glide towards the Azores
26:20 The runway appears through the clouds
26:40 Engine-less landing in Lajes
27:12 The investigation
27:40 An incorrect part caused the leak
28:19 Responsibilities and diagnostic errors
29:07 Recognition for the pilots
29:45 CASE 3: TAM 3804
30:42 The flight, the Fokker 100, and its crew
33:44 Takeoff from São Paulo
34:56 The first warning from the fuel system
37:08 Fuel disappears at an abnormal rate
38:20 Diversion to Araçatuba
40:05 Both engines stop
41:06 Searching for a field to land
42:00 Forced landing
42:45 All 29 occupants survive
43:34 The investigation
44:30 The tube that caused the Fuel leak
45:14 Crossfeed aggravated fuel loss
46:44 Hidden wear and lack of procedures
48:37 Safety changes
49:47 CASE 4: Tuninter 1153
50:54 The Bari–Yerba flight and the ATR 72
54:14 Pre-flight maintenance
55:13 They install the wrong fuel gauge
56:02 Takeoff from Bari
57:33 First engine fails
59:41 Both engines are down
1:01:04 Can they reach Palermo? 1:02:00 Preparing Passengers for Water Landing
1:04:03 The Decision to Dive Alongside Two Ships
1:06:17 Impact in the Mediterranean
1:07:07 Survivors and Rescue
1:08:40 The Investigation
1:09:05 The Plane Had Run Out of Fuel
1:09:37 The Wrong Part That Fooled the Pilots
1:11:01 A Chain of Maintenance Errors
1:13:40 Safety Recommendations
1:14:06 Convictions and Legal Consequences
1:15:36 CASE 5: LaMia 2933 and Chapecoense
1:16:38 A Charter Flight at the Limit of Its Range
1:17:55 The Team Traveling Towards a Historic Final
1:18:42 The Avro RJ85
1:19:45 The Crew
1:20:32 Takeoff Heading to Medellín
1:22:36 First low fuel warning
1:23:14 The flight enters holding pattern
1:24:21 Emergency and engine shutdown
1:25:31 The last request: "Vectors, miss"
1:25:45 Impact on Cerro Gordo
1:26:18 The search begins
1:28:04 Six survivors found
1:29:37 The investigation
1:30:05 A planned flight with insufficient fuel
1:31:49 The false stop in Cobija
1:32:37 The diversion opportunities they rejected
1:33:29 An emergency declared too late
1:34:51 The conclusion: a chain of negligence
1:35:19 The survivors' stories
1:38:14 The end of LaMia and the legacy of Chapecoense