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Chapecoense air crash: Leaked tape shows plane 'ran out of fuel' Chapecoense air crash: Leaked tape shows plane 'ran out of fuel'
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The plane carrying Brazilian footballers which crashed in Colombia had run out of fuel, according to a leaked audio recording. The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football side had run out of fuel, according to a leaked audio recording.
In the air traffic tower tape, a pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to a "total electric failure" and lack of fuel. A pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and lack of fuel.
Just before the tape ends, the pilot says he is flying at an altitude of 9,000ft (2,743m)
Just six of the 77 people on board the plane survived.Just six of the 77 people on board the plane survived.
The plane was carrying most of Brazil's Chapecoense football team and 20 journalists were also among those killed. The team, Chapecoense, had been due to play a cup final on Wednesday evening. Fans instead have been gathering at their stadium for a memorial event.
The recording, which has been published by several Colombian media outlets, confirmed earlier reports that a lack of fuel might have contributed to the crash. What the audio tells us
Colombian military sources had told the AFP agency: "It is very suspicious that despite the impact there was no explosion. That reinforces the theory of the lack of fuel." The leaked conversations between the flight crew and a Colombian air traffic controller give a glimpse of the frantic, final moments of the doomed plane.
The pilot and can be heard warning of a "total electric failure" and "lack of fuel".
Just before the tape ends, he says he is flying at an altitude of 9,000ft (2,743m). The plane slammed into a mountainside near the Colombian city of Medellin late on Monday.
That there was no explosion when the plane came down also points to lack of fuel, with one Colombian military source telling the AFP agency its absence was "suspicious"
It is not known why the plane was out of fuel: whether it was due to a leak or because there was not enough on board.
Investigators have yet to announce any single cause for the crash and a full analysis is expected to take months.Investigators have yet to announce any single cause for the crash and a full analysis is expected to take months.
Chapecoense were flying to the Colombian city of Medellin on Monday for what would have been the biggest match in their history. What we know
There has been an outpouring of grief and support from the football world. Who was on board?
Another four people had been due to travel but did not make the flight. Chapecoense were flying to Medellin for what would have been the biggest match in their history - the final of regional tournament the Copa Sudamericana.
The football club said on Wednesday that two players remained in a critical but stable condition, while the club's goalkeeper had had one leg amputated and might still lose his other foot. An injured journalist also remained in critical condition, the club said. The team lost 19 players in the crash. Twenty journalists were also killed.
One of the survivors, flight technician Erwin Tumiri, said he was still alive because he followed safety instructions. Among the survivors, Chapecoense said that two players remained in a critical but stable condition, while the club's goalkeeper had had one leg amputated and might still lose his other foot.
An injured journalist also remained in critical condition, the club said.
Another survivor, flight technician Erwin Tumiri, said he was still alive because he followed safety instructions.
"Many stood up and started shouting," he said. "I put the suitcases between my legs and assumed the brace position.""Many stood up and started shouting," he said. "I put the suitcases between my legs and assumed the brace position."
Black boxes recovered A team torn apart
Both of the doomed flight's black box recorders have been recovered and are already being examined by experts. What has the reaction been?
British investigators are to help authorities in Latin America because the plane, a British Aerospace 146, was manufactured in the UK. Three days of official mourning is under way in Brazil, with thousands of fans in the city of Chapeco massing in their home stadium to mark their loss.
Brazil has begun three days of official mourning while thousands in Chapecoense's home city of Chapeco have held a vigil. Chapecoense directors say they expect up to 100,000 to attend collective funerals once all the bodies have been identified, most likely on Friday or Saturday.
The team had been enjoying the most successful period in their history, reaching Brazil's top division for the first time in 2014. "We're very anxious for the arrival of the bodies, to give them a last tribute, which they deserve. The city has stopped, waiting for that moment to come," said one supporter.
They were due to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana tournament against Colombian team Atletico Nacional later on Wednesday. Their opponents have since offered to concede the game and invited fans to come to the stadium for a vigil instead. There has been an outpouring of grief and support from the football world.
Moments before the flight took off, Mauro Stumpf from the team's coaching staff said he hoped the airline brought them "good luck" - as when the team flew with the same company for the quarter-finals. The team Chapecoense were due to play in the Copa Sudamericana, Atletico Nacional, have offered to concede the game so Chapecoense are declared winners, while leading Brazilian sides have asked the league to protect the side from relegation.
Earlier this month, the same plane flew Argentina's national football team to a World Cup qualifier. Many of football's most famous names, from Lionel Messi to Pele, have offered condolences.
In other tributes, Brazilian first division football teams have offered to lend players to Chapecoense free of charge for the 2017 season, and asked the league to protect the club from relegation for the next three years.