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The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on 27 March 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport (now Tenerife North Airport) on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The collision occurred when KLM Flight 4805 initiated its takeoff run in dense fog while Pan Am Flight 1736 was still on the
Sep 28, 2020 · Stunned survivors mill about the burning wreckage of Pan American Boeing 747 Flight 1736 after it collided with another 747, KLM 4805, at Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife on March 27, 1977.
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Mar 2, 2016 · In March 1977, two jumbo jets collided at Tenerife Airport killing 583 people. It was the worst crash in aviation history. The two Boeing 747s were among those diverted from nearby Gran...
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Mar 27, 2024 · KL4805, a KLM Boeing 747, landed safely at Los Rodeos. However, PA1736, a Pan Am 747 carrying mostly vacationers returning to the US, was still airborne, waiting for clearance to land. A series of miscommunications and misunderstandings began to unfold.
Oct 17, 2006 · On March 27, 1977, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, two 747 jumbo jets collided on a fog-shrouded runway, killing 583 people in what is still the deadliest crash in aviation...
Apr 28, 2024 · The real problems began when the tower gave KLM 4805 departure instructions. The full transcript of the conversations between the two aircraft and the tower can be seen in the FAA's animation. At 17:06, the tower gave departure and routing instructions but not takeoff clearance.
Mar 27, 2022 · On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets, operating as KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736, collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport, now known as Tenerife Norte Airport (TFN).
