BRUSSELS, Belgium: The small, two-engine jet was on a daylight mapping mission over Papua New Guinea, flying at 39,000 feet (12,000 meters) when both engines failed. The crew declared an emergency, rapidly descended 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) to restart the engines and eventually landed back at Port Moresby.
Although the dramatic engine flameout on the Gulfstream II jet on July 17, 2006, ended safely, a subsequent investigation determined that the engines failed because the plane flew through a cloud of volcanic ash too diffuse to be noticed despite conditions of near-perfect visibility.
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Although the dramatic engine flameout on the Gulfstream II jet on July 17, 2006, ended safely, a subsequent investigation determined that the engines failed because the plane flew through a cloud of volcanic ash too diffuse to be noticed despite conditions of near-perfect visibility.
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