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

Mar 10, 202255 minSeason 8Ep. 72
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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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