What happened
A cargo flight operating from Braunschweig, Germany, to Oxford, England, experienced a critical power loss while approximately 30 nm from the English coastline. During the flight at FL100, the right engine began operating roughly. Upon inspecting the fuel gauges, the pilot noted that the readings were within the red sector. Shortly after this observation, the right engine ceased functioning, followed by the failure of the left engine.
The aircraft entered a glide toward the Suffolk coast, eventually ditching in the sea roughly 9.5 nm southeast of Aldeburgh. The pilot successfully exited the aircraft before it sank beneath the surface. A Royal Air Force Search and Rescue helicopter located and rescued the pilot from the water approximately 18 minutes after the incident. The pilot was transported to a hospital to be treated for a fractured vertebra.
Findings
An investigation into the incident concluded that the aircraft ran out of fuel during the flight. The primary cause was determined to be the presence of insufficient fuel on board the aircraft at the commencement of the journey.