Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-83 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275492
 
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Date:Thursday 23 July 2015
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD83 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Owner/operator:Allegiant Air
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Fargo, North Dakota -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KLAS
Destination airport:KFAR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight G4-426 was delayed in Las Vegas McCarran International Airport due to a medical case. It departed one hour late. Fargo Hector International Airport would be closed by NOTAM for a practise run by the US Navy's demonstration team Blue Angels at 01:00PM. Arriving late at KFAR around 01:00PM, the flight was informed that the airport was closed. The flightcrew informed ATC that they did not have sufficient fuel to reach the alternate airport and declared an emergency. Flight landed uneventful after the Blue Angels were directed to a holding area.
FAA investigated and reprimanded the airline for insufficient fuel carriage and improper flight planning. The flight was operated by 2 management pilots.

Sources:

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/allegiant-executives-were-flying-plane-that-ran-low-on-fuel/
https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/allegiant-air-criticized-for-emergency-landing-in-fargo

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Feb-2022 10:48 Edwin Added
14-Feb-2022 10:51 harro Updated [Aircraft type]

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