OOn the 28th of November 2016 was a huge shock to all football lovers . A 17 year old plane crashed near Bogota in Colombia that was carrying a Brazilian football team named Chapecoense . 71 out of the 77 passengers , including 19 of the 22 team members and one team manager of the Brazilian football club lost their lives in the incident . The flight originated from Santa Cruz , Bolivia and was scheduled to fly to Mendelin , Colombia . The flight path was 2,972km ( 1,847 miles ) but the planes range was 2,963km ( 1,841 miles ) so they exceeded the range of the plane , which resulted in the aircraft running out of fuel , which one of the attendants confirmed . The man in charge of the investigation stated there no evidence of fuel in the aircraft .
ACCIDENT
The plane declared an emergency because of an electrical failure at 22:00 . A few moments later plane disappeared from radar at an altitude of 10,800ft ( 3,300m ). The rescuers could not arrive before 02:00 because of thick fog in the area . There were initially 7 survivors but one later died in hospital . The last survivor was found at 05:40 . 71 people died including 19 team members 1 team manager and 4 FOX sports commentators .
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