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Old Mar 10, 2019, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by MSPeconomist
Some years ago there was a bad crash near JFK when an aircraft in a holding pattern didn't effectively communicate its fuel situation to ATC and ask for immediate clearance to land ahead of some other flights.
1990, AV 52. A 707. The NTSB determined that the crash occurred due to the flight crew failing to properly declare a fuel emergency.
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