Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378

Hapag-Lloyd Flight 3378
Flight 3378 after crash-landing short of Vienna Airport.
Accident
Date12 July 2000 (2000-07-12)
SummaryFuel exhaustion due to maintenance error and pilot error
SiteVienna-Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria
48°05′00″N 16°35′40″E / 48.08333°N 16.59444°E / 48.08333; 16.59444
Aircraft

D-AHLB, the aircraft involved in the accident, in 1998
Aircraft typeAirbus A310-304
OperatorHapag-Lloyd Flug
IATA flight No.HF3378
ICAO flight No.HLF3378
Call signHAPAG LLOYD 3378
RegistrationD-AHLB
Flight originChania International Airport, Chania, Greece
DestinationHannover Airport, Hannover, Germany
Occupants151
Passengers143
Crew8
Fatalities0
Injuries26 (minor)
Survivors151

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.