There are several possibilities in running out of fuel on the final stages of flight. .
Significantly fewer of those possibilities exist so soon after take off.
That said I recall a different strike different century (almost) and maybe a different scenario. New (although experienced) pilot returned from his first long flight. Next flight was full tanks. The amount of fuel that went in showed that there would have been about 5 mins flight time remaining on arrival of the inbound aircraft.
Quick calcs showed the fuel burn without leaning the mixtures in cruise would have lead to that fuel burn over that flight.
DCM.