The dilemma of running out of steam over unknown terrain in the dark was faced by a Varig crew in 1989. PP-VMK, a 737-200, exhausted their fuel after missing Belem and made a forced landing hundreds of miles away. Whether by sheer luck, the right size and consistency of the forest's trees or by skill in flaring at the right time, or a combination of all three, a fair number of people survived. Nearly all of the casualties were due to seats breaking loose and cascading forward during the crash; the hull was pretty much intact.
Are those the guys that had their ADF's tuned up for the football match instead of navigating and got lost?