The aircraft that crashed in the Colombian mountains killing 77 people apparently ran out of fuel before reaching its destination, the capital of Medellin. The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers his tanks were empty. AP says a chaotic audiotape from the air traffic tower records the pilot of the British-built jet repeatedly requesting permission to land due to a “total electric failure” and lack of fuel. Investigators find it a likely explanation because the plane did not explode or burn on crashing
