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The Crash Of The Century | Tenerife Airport Disaster

May 12, 2020
March 27, 1977, Atlantic Ocean MyFlightChannel presents The Crash of the Century PanAm Flight 1736 heads to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. He left Los Angeles and stopped in New York. The Boeing 747-100 codenamed "Clipper Victor" (this is the first 747 model put into service) operates the route with 380 passengers and 16 crew members on board. The crew consists of a captain, a co-pilot and a flight engineer. Flight 1736 is preceded by flight 4805, departing from Amsterdam Schipol, and which is also destined for Gran Canaria. This charter flight for Holland Intl. The trip is made aboard a Boeing 747-200 with capacity for 235 passengers. The captain is Jacob V., also an instructor at KLM.
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He is assisted by a co-pilot and a flight engineer. 1:15 p.m., Gran Canaria Airport A bomb explodes in the terminal, killing one person. A phone call warned of the first bomb. A second call announced the presence of a second bomb hidden at the

airport

. The authorities decided to temporarily close the

airport

after the first explosion and diverted all flights to Los Rodeos. Tower informed PanAm and KLM of the incident and asked them to divert their route to Los Rodeos. PanAm pilots reported that they preferred to circle around the airport until it was operational again. But the tower ordered them to head towards Los Rodeos.
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Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife, Canary Islands Los Rodeos is a small regional airport with a single runway, bordered by a main taxiway and interconnected by small lanes. KLM's Boeing 747 lands first. The PanAm 747 soon followed. In total, 5 large aircraft were diverted to Los Rodeos, even though the airport did not have the capacity to accommodate them. Therefore, the planes had to park on the taxiways and the KLM captain asked the tower for permission to let the passengers disembark the plane so they could wait in the terminal, in more comfortable conditions. The tower responded that it would send a bus.
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PanAm made the same request. As the terminal was full, it was denied permission to disembark its passengers. However, the tower allowed passengers to descend to the runway. A few hours later, Los Rodeos was informed that Gran Canaria was accessible again. Therefore, the tower cleared the waiting planes to prepare for takeoff. Meanwhile, it had started to rain and visibility had deteriorated. The KLM captain asked his passengers to return to board. At the same time, he requested the replacement of the device. The co-pilot and flight engineer advised him to refuel in Gran Canaria. The captain responded that as long as he was in command, he would make the decisions and therefore ordered the fuel to be filled.
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The PanAm commander asked KLM how long the resupply would take because KLM 747 was blocking the passage. “35 minutes,” the KLM commander responded before immediately hanging up. The PanAm captain and flight engineer got off the plane to see if they could get around the KLM. They discovered that it was going to be impossible. 16:30 KLM's refueling is now complete and the tower gives them permission to "turn back" and then maintain their position at the end of runway 30. "Turning back" involves using the runway as a traffic lane and turning around the end of it to be aligned. Thick fog had covered the airport, reducing visibility to about a hundred meters.
The tower then asked PanAm to follow KLM and leave the runway via track 3. At first, the crew had difficulty understanding whether the controller was asking them to leave the runway via track 1 or track 3. Therefore , the crew asked the controller to be clearer. The tower replied: "The third, sir. One, two, three. The third, the third!" The thick fog prevented the tower from having a visual view of the two 747s. The PanAm crew managed to detect the first two tracks. C1 and C2. But it is unknown if the crew managed to detect the C3. C3 (or E3) Exit they had to take.
The PanAm crew seemed to have difficulty knowing their position on the runway. Meanwhile, the KLM had positioned itself at the end of the runway. Immediately after lining up, the captain pushed the throttle forward and the plane began to move forward. KLM co-pilot: Wait a minute, we don't have permission to take off yet. KLM Commander: No, I know, so ask for it. KLM co-pilot: KLM 4805 is now ready to take off, we are just waiting for authorization. Tenerife Tower: (English instructions difficult to translate, brief:) to maintain flight level 9-0 and turn right immediately after takeoff. The instructions given by the tower included the word "takeoff," but did not imply that KLM had permission to take off.
KLM Engineer N.: (English instructions, brief:) We are currently ready to take off (or rather, take off) KLM Captain: Here we go, check the throttles. Control tower: Alright, hold your position, I'll call you when you can take off. The KLM crew only heard "Ok" from the control tower, due to interference. Commander PanAm: Eh, no PanAm (via radio): We're still on the trail, Clipper1736. KLM also did not receive this message correctly due to interference. Return to Tenerife: Very good, Papa Alpha 1736, let us know when the track is clear. PanAm (over radio): Well received, we will let you know.
Upon hearing this message, the KLM flight engineer became concerned that the PanAm was still on the runway. KLM Engineer N.: Have they not left the runway yet? KLM Commander: What are you saying? KLM Engineer N.: Is the runway clear? KLM Commander (categorically): But yes... The PanAm now begins to leave the runway, on runway C4. KLM co-pilot: V1. KLM Commander: Oh my God... PanAm Commander: Here we are... PanAm Co-Pilot: Accelerate, accelerate!! The collision destroyed both planes. KLM 4805: Passengers: 234, crew: 14, survivors: 0, dead: 248 (all) PanAm 1736: Passengers: 380, crew: 16, survivors: 61, dead: 335 (326 passengers and 9 crew) Au A total of 583 people lost their lives in this accident, which became the worst

disaster

in aviation history.
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