FlyUS Airlines Flight 57

FlyUS Airlines Flight 57 was a regularly scheduled flight from Sandy Shores Airfield to Los Santos International Airport. On November 30, 2012, the Shamal experienced a dual engine loss and landed in a pond located in Mirror Park.

Aircraft
Flight 57 was a Shamal manufactured in 1989 and bought by FlyUS Airlines in 1990. The flight was a non-stop passenger flight from Sandy Shores Airfield to Los Santos International Airport. The aircraft had been repaired in 2011 for a bird strike to the left engine, causing partial thrust loss.

Events
Flight 57 took off from Sandy Shores Airfield at 4:51p.m. and took a right turn after takeoff. The flight was normal, following Los Santos Freeway southbound until the fuel pump failed, not allowing fuel to reach both engines, and they soon shut down.

The pilots called a mayday and attempted to turn and land in the Land Act Reservoir, but soon realized there was not enough altitude to make it. They then decided to land on Del Perro Freeway but, with rush hour traffic, again realized that this approach might result in casualties.

Dropping altitude fast, the pilots decided to land at a lake in Mirror Park. The flight landed hard, injuring a flight attendant. All 10 occupants survived.

Aftermath
Flight 57 was written off as a hull loss and brought to the LSIA hangar to be reviewed.