Chapecoense team air crash caused by human error: pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators blamed

Tuesday, December 27th 2016 - 09:26 UTC

Full article 6 comments

The plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month, including players from Brazil's Chapecoense football team, was caused by human error, an investigation says. Colombian officials said there was no technical failure and blamed the pilot, the airline and Bolivian regulators. A recording had already indicated the aircraft had run out of fuel. Read full article

Comments

Disclaimer & comment rules

:o))
- Caused by error?
- Caused by negligence?
- Caused by GREED?
Dec 27th, 2016 - 11:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
Bisley
Caused by stupidity -- anyone piloting an airplane without taking care that he's carrying enough fuel to have a margin of safety in case of unexpected delays, weather conditions, etc., is an idiot.
Dec 27th, 2016 - 03:36 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
-+
Marti Llazo
The story of the implicated air traffic controller fleeing the country is a story all on its own

http://www.wsj.com/articles/bolivian-airport-official-flees-to-brazil-seeks-asylum-after-plane-crash-1481034678
Dec 27th, 2016 - 05:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+
Brasileiro
Deixem a Bolívia em paz!
Dec 27th, 2016 - 05:32 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
-+
:o))
SOMEONE [purposely?] hired a stupid AND less experienced Bolivian pilot & a BOLIVIAN airline to take the BRAZILIAN Team to COLOMBIA and so far NOBODY smells a rat?
Dec 27th, 2016 - 07:30 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
-+
Marti Llazo
Tranqui, tr:o)) -- desde el comienzo de sus operaciones este año la empresa (Lamia) tenía como clientes frecuentes a diferentes equipos de fútbol sudacamericanos. Lamia mantenía un contrato con el club brasileño y también había firmado uno con el Atlético Nacional (colombiano ).
Dec 27th, 2016 - 10:20 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
-+

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!