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Title: | Ground collision, Collision between KLM Boeing 747 PH-BUF and Pan Am boeing 747, N737PA at Los Rodeos (Tenerife Norte) on March 27, 1977 (Recommended) |
Micro summary: | A Boeing 747 collided with another Boeing 747 on its takeoff roll, destroying both airplanes. |
Event Time: | 1977-03-27 at 0900 UTC |
File Name: | 1977-03-27-A-ES.pdf |
File Name: | 1977-03-27-B-ES.pdf |
File Name: | 1977-03-27-C-ES.pdf |
Publishing Agency: | Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC) |
Publishing Country: | Spain |
Report number: | Unknown |
Pages: | 63 |
Site of event: | Los Rodeos runway |
Latitude/Longitude: | N28°28'30" W16°19'50" |
First Airplane | Second Airplane | ||
Departure: | Tenerife Norte, Los Rodeos, Canary Islands, Spain | Tenerife Norte, Los Rodeos, Canary Islands, Spain | |
Destination: | Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-206B | Boeing 747-121 | |
Flight Phase: | Takeoff | Taxi | |
Registration(s): | N736PA | N737PA | |
Operator(s): | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Pan American World Airways | |
Type of flight: | Charter | Revenue | |
Occupants: | 247 | 396 | |
Fatalities: | 247 | 335 | |
Serious Injuries: | 0 | 61 | |
Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 | 0 | |
Other Injuries: | 0 | 0 |
Executive Summary: | Following a miscommunication with tower, in very poor visibility and in a congested airport ground environment, a KLM 747 began its takeoff roll while a Pan Am 747 was taxiing on the runway. The KLM attempted an evasive maneuver, but was destroyed along with all occupants. The Pan Am had significant casualties. |
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