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compressor stall
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.
That’s points directly to a failure in the training and checking system, should have also booted the check pilot who released the incident pilot to line.
No such thing as just culture in the previous century.
It’s been years since I’ve flown a Shrike Commander, however not having a means to dip the tank always made fuel calculations critical unless starting with a full tank.