KLM Flight 4805 & Pan Am Flight 1736: collision on the runway

Synopsis

On 27^th March 1977, two Boeing 747 aircraft collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport (now officially designated as Tenerife North Airport), in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). On a foggy day, KLM Flight 4805 took off without authorization from air traffic control while Pan Am Flight 1736 was still on the same runway.

This accident prompted the need for training pilots on crew resource management in the cockpit.

Aviation crash video

Part 1 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-a¹)

Part 2 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-b²)

Part 3 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-c³)

Part 4 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-d⁴)

Part 5 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-e⁵)

Part 6 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-f⁶)

Part 7 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-g⁷)

Part 8 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-h⁸)

Part 9 of 9

Video embedded from YouTube on 06 May 2009 (see Cineflix, undated-i⁹)

References

1. CINEFLIX (undated-a). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 1 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

2. CINEFLIX (undated-b). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 2 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

3. CINEFLIX (undated-c). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 3 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

4. CINEFLIX (undated-d). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 4 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

5. CINEFLIX (undated-e). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 5 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

6. CINEFLIX (undated-f). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 6 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

7. CINEFLIX (undated-g). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 7 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

8. CINEFLIX (undated-h). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 8 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

9. CINEFLIX (undated-i). Crash of the century. Unknown tv channel, undated. Part 9 retrieved from YouTube on 6 May 2009.

Want to know more?

AirDisaster.com - KLM Flight 4805

This site has tabulated information about KLM Flight 4805, as well as photos and a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder.

AirDisaster.com - Pan Am Flight 1736

This site has tabulated information about Pan Am Flight 1736, as well as photos and a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder.

Wikipedia - Tenerife Airport disaster

The Wikipedia page "Tenerife Airport disaster" offers more detailed information about this occurrence.

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