Date: 12 July 2000
Airline: Hapag-Lloyd
Flight No.: 3378
Aircraft: Airbus A310-300
Location: Vienna, Austria
Fatalities: 0:150
Photographer: AP
After takeoff from Chania, Greece,
the crew found that the landing gear would not retract. The decision was
made to continue the flight to Hanover, Germany. Midway through the flight, however, the crew chose to divert to Vienna, Austria. While descending through 10,000 feet on approach, the aircraft ran out of fuel, causing both engines to fail. The aircraft
touched down short of runway 34, skidded through a 120° turn, and came
to rest with its main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing and engine severely damanged. Cause: fuel exhaustion.
