AV 052
25 Jan 1990 · Fuel Starvation & ManagementAVIANCA FLIGHT 052
Boeing 707 · Avianca · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Ran out of fuel after hours of holding
Fuel state communication
ATC phraseology
Holding fuel planning
Aircraft
Boeing 707
Avianca
Route
Bogotá (BOG), Colombia
→ New York–JFK (JFK), USA
People
158 on board
73 fatalities
Date
25 Jan 1990
Flight crew
Captain: Laureano Caviedes
Category
Fuel Starvation & Management
Empty tanks at altitude.
THE STORY
Held for hours in JFK traffic, the crew never said the word 'emergency'. The 707 ran out of fuel and fell onto Long Island.