Originally Posted by
Thrust Augmentation
Can't put my finger on it, but the whole story has a reek about it.
Exactly what I was alluding to in my post (#26) above. My (too many) years of experience related to aviation operations in challenging locales, and the (oft-related) matter of aircraft and companies of dubious registration, suggests that the truth behind this occurrence is far more convoluted than your usual "miscalculation leads to fuel shortage leads to forced landing" story.