European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes thursday March 29,1990 Vianca co Pilot did no to Tell Tower there was emergency stateside Washington apr the Pilot of Vianca flight 52 asked his co Pilot twice to declare a fuel emergency 10 minutes before the plane crashed but the Only message relayed to the control Tower was a a we re running out of a transcript of the last minutes of the flight revealed tuesday. The Boeing-707 Airliner crashed into a Hillside in Cove neck on Long Island. . Last Jan. 25, killing 73 of 159 people aboard the flight from Colombia. A Tell them we arc in emergency a the Pilot said at 9 24 . A advise him we Are emergency a he said a few seconds later. Planes that have declared emergencies Are Given priority Over those that report Only Low fuel Levels. None of the Crew members arc identified by name in the transcript. All three cockpit crewmen were killed in the crash. The cockpit conversation was translated from Spanish. Communications with the ground were in English. The National transportation safety Board released the 68-Page transcript of the last 40 minutes before the crash which investigators said occurred when the plane ran out of fuel following a failed attempt to land at John f. Kennedy International Airport on a flight from Bogota and Medellin. As air traffic controllers were giving the plane instructions for a second approach to the Airport the co Pilot radioed a a we la try once again. We re running out of a few seconds later the Pilot said a i done to know what happened with the runway. I did t see both co pilots repeated the same thing �?o1 did t see after twice telling the co Pilot to declare an Emer gency the Pilot asked a did you Tell him a a yes sir. 1 already advised him a the co Pilot said. Eighteen seconds later the Pilot said again a advise him we done to have fuel a and the co Pilot repeated Over the radio a climb and maintain 3,000 and a we re running out of fuel Twenty seconds later the Pilot asked again a did you already advise that we done to have fuel a the Copilot again said he had. The remaining eight minutes on the tape contained Only one further reference to fuel when the new York controller told the plane he was going to bring it about 15 Miles Northeast and then turn it Back for the final approach. A is that Fine with you and your fuel a the controller asked. A i guess so. Thank you very much a the co Pilot radioed. In the cockpit the Pilot asked a what did he say a the second officer replied a the Guy is the transcript does not make it Clear who he is referring to or Why he made the statement. The final minutes of the tape before the crash were Undra Matic full of routine flight instructions except when the third officer in the cockpit announced that no. 4 engine had died followed a minute later by the no. 3 engine leaving Only two in operation. A Flam out on engine no. 3, essential on no. 2, on no. 1,�?� the third Crew member said. The final words in the transcript Are a reference to the instrument Landing system. The tape apparently ran out As Power failed several seconds before Impact. V it a a arson suspects former Girlfriend a detectives escort Lydia Feliciano foreground to her new York City residence. She is the sex Girlfriend of arson suspect Julio Gonzalez who reportedly has confessed to setting a fire in an illegal discotheque in the Bronx that killed 87 sunday. He allegedly set the Blaze after quarrelling with Captain accused of negligence in Oil Spil Freeport Texas apr a tugboat Captain has been charged with negligence for allegedly veering too close to Shore while pushing a Barge that rupture Dar a spilled 30,000 Gallons of Oil. . Coast guard it. Cmdr. Frank Whipple said Arthur Sanders 32, of Houma la., could have avoided sundays spill in the intr coastal waterway by staying in shipping lanes. A a Sanders tug was pushing the 190-foot Oil Barge that struck a submerged vessel and ruptured spilling 830 barrels of Light crude Oil into the waterway officials said. The waterway opened to two Way traffic tuesday one Way traffic was restored monday morning. The charge issued late monday is the first step under maritime Law to a License revocation. No Bond is required. Coast guard warrant officer Mike Shoul said a Federal judge will conduct a hearing and decide by july either to revoke or suspend Sanders License or dismiss the charge. Sanders is free and can continue to Pilot vessels pending the outcome of the hearing Shoul who challenged Law can drive now a he a 18 Charleston . Apr a teen Ager who challenged a Law restricting Drivers licenses of school dropouts has regained the right to drive but Only because he turned 18. Michael Means celebrated his birthday monday by paying the state $72.50 for his License which was stripped from him 18 months ago when he quit school. West Virginia in 1988 was the first of several states to enact a Law punishing dropouts by revoking their licenses until they return to school or come of age. A i sort of forgot How to drive almost a Means said after taking his fathers car for a drive. Means is still pressing a lawsuit that is pending before the state supreme court. The youngster who is unemployed blames the Law for costing him potential jobs and forcing him his 17-year-old wife and 7-month old son to rely on his parents for disqualified for alleged steroid use Columbus Ohio apr four of 13 entrants in a professional bodybuilders Competition were disqualified tuesday for allegedly using steroids. The promoter said that this was the first step in a crackdown on drug use in such events. Among the competitors disqualified from the Arnold Schwarzenegger bodybuilding classic were Shawn Ray who was stripped of the $60,000 first prize. The fifth place Winner Samir Bannout was also disqualified and forfeited his $5,000 prize promoter John Lorimer said. Lorimer said competitors would be required to submit to drug tests prior to the next International federation of bodybuilders sanctioned event the or. Olympia Competition in Chicago in september. Lorimer said urine samples from each of the bodybuilders invited to compete in the Schwarzenegger Competition the weekend of March 3 were sent Tor testing. The tests were conducted by a Montreal lab approved by the International olympic committee Lorimer said. He said some positive results were anticipated. A i think in sports involving strength the Reliance on steroids is rather uniform and higher than it be a Lorimer said. A and that is Why we insisted that drug testing take place.. Officials sidestep proposal for . Statehood United nations apr . Officials on tuesday shrugged off the Rev. Jesse Jackson a threat to take the Case for District of Columbia statehood to the United nations. A the . Docs not Grant statehood to states which Are members of federations or Independent states a Francois Giuliani spokesman for the Secretary general said tuesday in answer to a question. He said it is not for the United nations to Confer statehood but Only to consider membership. He noted that . Membership is achieved through a process that includes recommendation by the 15-member Security Council where the United states has veto Power and by a two thirds vote of the 159-nation general Assembly. Jackson said monday he May Appeal to the United nations As a last resort in his attempt to win statehood for the District. He complained that the Region was denied Basic human rights and political representation and claimed the District was under political occupation. Lithuania Tibet and other regions of . Member states have All failed to achieve . Recognition or often even to win . Comment on their Independence movements involving the soviet Union China and other countries. . Judicial experts consider the District of Columbia As one More such Case an internal Issue for the United states to resolve. The United nations frequently shuns Touchy political issues. In Washington meanwhile the Cit it Council voted 12-1 tuesday to hold ele tons for a a a Shadow congressional delegation which would press the Cit quest for statehood on Capitol Hill. The councils vote to hold a september primary and a november go nov election for the posts comes after to separate votes in recent years to p
