carlito'sway
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The preliminary crash report is just horrifying. Beyond criminal negligence.
A report by the Colombian civil aeronautics board concluded that the LaMia plane left Santa Cruz in Bolivia with a full load of fuel.
Fuel shortage
However the black box recorders have shown that it lacked the reserve supply demanded by international regulations so it could fly for an hour and a half beyond its destination.
Voice recordings from the cockpit and Colombian air controls confirmed that the pilot, company co-owner Miguel Quiroga, and his co-pilot were aware of the lack of fuel.
Freddy Bonilla, Colombian Air Security Secretary, said: “Both talked about the possibility of refuelling in Leticia [on the border between Brazil, Peru and Colombia] or in Bogota.”
However they did not stop at either airport and the fuel capacity was reduced by the extra power needed to fly into a headwind when the plane entered Colombian territory.
The report also blamed negligence by flight controllers in Bolivia for approving an illegal fuel plan and not signing off on the official documentation.
In addition, the plane was allowed to take off from Santa Cruz despite being overweight.
A Bolivian airport official has sought asylum in Brazil after being accused of “dereliction of duty and assault on flight safety.”
Read more at http://www.worldsoccer.com/features...-american-football-393467#aMf1BbVjKTQBbhyf.99
A report by the Colombian civil aeronautics board concluded that the LaMia plane left Santa Cruz in Bolivia with a full load of fuel.
Fuel shortage
However the black box recorders have shown that it lacked the reserve supply demanded by international regulations so it could fly for an hour and a half beyond its destination.
Voice recordings from the cockpit and Colombian air controls confirmed that the pilot, company co-owner Miguel Quiroga, and his co-pilot were aware of the lack of fuel.
Freddy Bonilla, Colombian Air Security Secretary, said: “Both talked about the possibility of refuelling in Leticia [on the border between Brazil, Peru and Colombia] or in Bogota.”
However they did not stop at either airport and the fuel capacity was reduced by the extra power needed to fly into a headwind when the plane entered Colombian territory.
The report also blamed negligence by flight controllers in Bolivia for approving an illegal fuel plan and not signing off on the official documentation.
In addition, the plane was allowed to take off from Santa Cruz despite being overweight.
A Bolivian airport official has sought asylum in Brazil after being accused of “dereliction of duty and assault on flight safety.”
Read more at http://www.worldsoccer.com/features...-american-football-393467#aMf1BbVjKTQBbhyf.99