The ATR 72 That Lost Both Engines Over the Mediterranean - Tuninter Flight 1153

On August 6, 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 took off from Bari, Italy, bound for Djerba, Tunisia. The aircraft, an ATR 72-202, was carrying 39 people on what should have been a routine Mediterranean flight. But while cruising at 23,000 feet, one engine suddenly lost power. Moments later, the second engine failed too. With no thrust, the aircraft became a powerless glider over the Mediterranean Sea. The crew declared an emergency and attempted to divert to Palermo, Sicily, but the runway was too far away. In the final minutes, the pilots searched for ships below and prepared for a forced ditching at sea. The investigation revealed a shocking cause: the airplane had run out of fuel, even though the cockpit instruments showed that fuel was still available. The night before the accident, a faulty fuel quantity indicator had been replaced with the wrong part — an indicator designed for an ATR 42, not an ATR 72. Because the two aircraft had different fuel systems, the wrong indicator displayed a dangerously false fuel quantity. This video explains the complete story of Tuninter Flight 1153: the maintenance mistake, the misleading fuel readings, the dual engine failure, the attempted diversion to Palermo, the emergency ditching near Capo Gallo, the rescue operation, and the investigation that exposed a chain of technical, human, and organizational failures. This is not just a story about fuel starvation. It is a case study in aviation safety, aircraft maintenance, human factors, emergency decision-making, and how one incorrect component can trigger a catastrophic chain of events. Watch the full breakdown of the Tuninter Flight 1153 disaster and discover how a regional flight over the Mediterranean became one of the most disturbing aviation accidents involving an ATR 72. #TuninterFlight1153 #AviationDisaster #ATR72 #PlaneCrash #AirCrashInvestigation #AviationSafety #Mayday #AircraftMaintenance #FuelStarvation #Palermo Become a member of this channel to enjoy benefits:    / @vicairplanecrash   Do you like the music on the channel? Here’s the playlist: https://share.epidemicsound.com/htoma... It’s from Epidemic Sound. If you want to download it or if you have a channel and want access to all their music, sign up through this link and get a free trial for one week - https://share.epidemicsound.com/htomaz If you talk Spanish or understand it better than English, visit my Spanish Channel -    / @victora320   The ATR 72 That Lost Both Engines Over the Mediterranean - Tuninter Flight 1153