Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378
The aircraft after crash landing | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 12 July 2000 |
| Summary | Fuel exhaustion due to maintenance error and pilot error |
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| Aircraft | |
| D-AHLB, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1991 | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A310-304 |
| Operator | Hapag-Lloyd Flug |
| IATA flight No. | HF3378 |
| ICAO flight No. | HLF3378 |
| Call sign | HAPAG LLOYD 3378 |
| Registration | D-AHLB |
| Flight origin | Chania International Airport, Chania, Greece |
| Destination | Hannover Airport, Hannover, Germany |
| Occupants | 151 |
| Passengers | 143 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 26 |
| Survivors | 151 |
Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378 (HF-3378) was a passenger service operated by Hapag-Lloyd Flug from Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, to Hannover, Germany. On 12 July 2000, the aircraft flying the route, an Airbus A310-304, had 143 passengers and 8 crew on board, set off for Hannover leaving the landing gear fully extended, as a precaution, since a malfunction had prevented its proper retraction after take-off. The plane eventually ran out of fuel while attempting a diversion to Vienna, crash-landing just short of runway 34. No fatalities resulted, although the aircraft was written off.