This 1977 Plane Crash Occurred Right on the Runway
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- Опубликовано: 4 янв 2018
- On March 27, 1977, at Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife, Pan Am Flight 1736 was sitting on the taxiway waiting to take off. A thick fog obscured the approach of KLM 4805, as it bore directly towards them.
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I will never get on a plane if I see the smithsonian crew get on board
Wait what
lol
Same😭
Jahsh Kaushal ironic
You have fear of riding planes??
Terrorism, bad weather, negligence, passenger delay.. everything odd was against that day
Ashish Sharma true... The cheesehole theory came true.😑
True.
I think 2 people from the Kim flight got of the plane before it crashed
Zac Projects Games no all 248 passengers on the KLM flight were dead
Just Bashing Rc *off
And this is why all ATC and pilots now are trained to never use the word “takeoff” on the radio, unless it’s the phrase “clear for takeoff”. Now if they want to say “after takeoff” like the ATC did in this case, they must say “after departure” so the pilots wont misunderstand it as “clear for takeoff”
Better yet don't discuss what happens after takeoff until takeoff clearance is given
@@philliptaylor4544 thats impossible, you need an IFR clearence prior to departure, which among other things contains your departure route information, so you know for instance what headings, altitudes and SID procedures to follow - that kind of information would be impossible for the pilots to comprehend because of the high workload during takeoff and initial climb
@@YAB116 didn't know thanks for educating! At least a lesson was learned
I think this is dumb they should automate the whole process so there isn't even a chance for a breakdown in communication cause there is none.
You have an ipad in your pilots seat and the whole procedure is made out of checklists. Once everything under the sun is checked by the computer or someone else or the pilot depending on who's responsibility it is you can't move to the next step.
@@YAB116 they also did not allow them to say ok as after he said ok, KLM flight only heard static
The way that ATC guy twirls his pencil is exhilarating.
Twiddle Twiddle Twiddle Twiddle Twiddle don’t stop twiddling
Pen spinning?
@@jairoel cil
Spin?
@@DP1AN ing
I remember this episode, I think nobody survived on the KLM airliner. The pilot of the KLM plane was actually a famous pilot for his small country. He was very irritated for how long he was waiting. I think the Pan Am’s majority of passengers survived as only the top of their aircraft was torn off.
If you’re watching this before flying for some god awful reason, don’t be afraid. You’ll be okay.
There were only 61 survivors on the pan am flight. In total there were 586 deaths.
At least there are survivors on the Pan Am to tell the tale..
Mike Halve the majority of the pan am flight was killed, over 300 people on pan am, only more than 50 people survived...
Mike Halve yea it killed the rich people’s
Idk if this is true or not but from somewhere I heard that there was a survivor of the KLM flight, but that was because she failed to board the plane, thus missing her flight but also sparing her life as well.
Can you imagine being a passenger on the Pan Am plane and seeing another plane speeding towards you? To know you're about to die and not being able to do anything about it is so tragic and heartbreaking. So much loss of life in an instant.. I wouldn't be surprised if that airport is haunted.
Sort of like looking out the window of the Titanic and seeing an iceberg!
@@coolfred9083 that wouldn't compare to seeing a 747 speeding at you
What’s worse is that a lot of people on the Pan Am flight survived the initial impact but suffocated or ere killed by the after blasts
yeah man just imagine a guy flying a small plane and he can see 2 phantom 747s colliding with each other
Edit: Sorry i said phantom jets i should’ve said phantom planes for 747s but now i changed it
@@coolfred9083 you're a dumbass
The KLM is impatience the tower said “STAND BY” but they takeoff anyway.
It wasn't the KLM fault. The tower that gives Pam clearance as KLM refused to recall. The tower should ask Pam to hold until the runway is clear. Since KLM never answered back for the recall.
Radio issues KLM didnt hear everything the control tower told him
So anyway, i started rolling
phong nguyenviet so anyway i started using dead meme in a none meme channel because i am only 11
The KLM crew didn't hear this message clearly due to a radio heterodyne, only the 'OK' was heard.
My kindergarten teacher was actually on the Pan Am and was one of those killed in it. Still remember after all these years.
Wow.... thats sad...
thats very sad
I’m sorry for you
Damn...😔
At least the camera crew survived
Camera crew = using godmode
imam monir
Its a funny joke but its not appropriate for this
Lol
Camera crew are the lucky ones in all crashes
@@ReformedSooner24 why not?
The KLM pilot was a famous pilot in his country and he had a reputation to up-hold. KLM had a policy in place where they had a time limit for pilot to get to each destination. This caused the KLM pilot to be impatient. Like a famous pilot cannot be late to his destination otherwise it would look very bad for him.
This policy has be removed by KLM and I think all other airline company has removed it too after this incident.
It was due to heavy sanctions regarding the policies surrounding how long pilots were allowed to be working for prior to resting I believe. Fatigue being the stipulating factor, as it reduces pilots situation awareness as evident in this occurrence. The sanctions were rather severe and the pilots could have incurred jail time if found guilty of malfeasance.
We can all see what good his pride did for him and how it killed hundreds of people. Why is it that people like him fail to look to wisdom of the long term vs. the anxiety of the short term? You'll actually see this same problem with truckers nowadays for the past few years. They are only allowed to drive in 10 hour spurts or can get fired (gps logistics tracking will catch them). This spurs the behavior for the truckers to be very reckless, often changing lanes last minute with many going all the way over to the fast lane on a 4 lane highway...while going uphill even at times. Needless to say it's caused a lot of deaths on the freeway. All because of this poorly (un)thought-out policy.
That was a matter of Dutch law, not KLM policy.
@@phyrr2why are you blaming one pilot alone? It was a freak incident involving BOTH the air traffic control tower and KLM cockpit + low visibility
A note of trivia about this crash: the Pan Am 747 was the very first 747 to go into service in 1969.
First commerical 747 in 1970
Also the first to be hijacked.
That plate was quite unlucky 😂
@@emmaherron5121 *plane
Wasted
This was the world’s most avoidable air collision
It was technically a ground collision.
Runway collation
IDK some of the planes that fly into the MT seem pretty avoidable
Its technically a car crash tbh
@@BTSIMULATIONISBEST wrong! "Runway collision"! Not collation lol.
Fun Fact: This particular Pan Am 747 not only flew the inaugural commercial flight of its kind, but it was also the first 747 delivered to an airline and also the first to be hijacked.
Also the first 747 to land in Cuba
@@maxxlax-16 nice to know that highjacking went well
@@mault1998a hijacking going well isn't nice
@@Triplane1234i think he means the hijacking failed and they successfully landed
@@AviationIsNice oh okay
It’s ironic how the deadliest crash happened or started on the ground rather than in the air
Kangas Khan I don’t think that’s the right use of the word ‘ironic.’
Cave Johnson i think he’s saying ironic because planes are expected to... you know, fly. but this wasn’t a mid-air collision, this was one on the ground. that’s the ironic part.
@@LunaProtogen It is though...😬😂
I am preety sure this is not the deadliest crash ever
There was gonna be a deadlier crash, because ATC messed up one time and told a large plane to land on the taxiway which had 7 other planes lined up, but they saw it and pulled up at the last second.
How to survive every disaster:
Be the camera crew
A person LOL
cool i want to be camera crew and enter the black hole
CGI: "Am I a joke to you?"
Its godmod
@Santino Gomez blackbox can survive and save all the datas it recorded, unfortunately some black boxes did not survived and saved all the datas or they couldn’t be found by people. If the aircraft’s impact is extremely violent, the blackbox could be destroyed.
"That idiot's comin'!"
Heh, that's not what he *really* said...
Hahahaha LOL
what did he say?
THAT SONOVABITCH IS COMIN’ STRAIGHT AT US!
he said (that means they,re comin)
"I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue."
Remember that crash as if it were yesterday, My brother met one of the few survivors (PanAm flight attendant). I actually visited Tenerife and saw the site of the crash (older airport).
ultramet are you spanish
Wdym by (older airport)?
Hoes Eye Limb I know Los Rodeos is still a functioning airport. It's just that Tenerife South airport is the busier of the two airports on the island.
India Salmon Yes I know and also more high tech
Alan H out of over 700 people, only 77 survived, all of them from the Pan Am flight. Noone on the KLM jet survived.
Everyone on the KLM flight died and there were 61 survivors from the Pan Am flight. The KLM captain thought he had clearance to take off which he thought was issued earlier when it really wasn't. There was also radio interference and the crew along with the ATC used improper phrasing like "We're taking off" and "okay."
JSLR Productions yeah that air traffic controller was at fault definitely.
This whole clip is pretty biased against the KLM, They only show it from the Clipper's perspective and they don't show how they taxied past their assigned exit taxiway, and intended to take the next one, without informing Tower, They also as you say, didn't even touch on the radio interference. Obviously, this isn't an excuse, but the KLM crews hours fast approaching also contributed and they didn't make any mention at all as they completely ignored KLM's perspective.
JSLR Productions One of the reason you are talking about, I know what you mean. Basically, KLM Flight 4805 Captain misheard the ATC (AKA Automatic Transmission Control) for "Standby for take off" as "...for take off" (That might of been what they heard of). I think when they heard that, they might of thought "Standby" as "Ready." Well, I don't know all (probably not even half) of the collision but at least you heard me [thinks that way [thinks this is more of a story now]].
He was a Fucking noob
There is no proper phraseology for a pilot taking off without takeoff clearance. Quit making excuses for the unforgivable sin of taking off without takeoff clearance. Who's next on your blame list, the controllers who diverted KLM to Tenerife?
The pilot, the co-pilot and the flight engineer were among the 61 people of the Pan-Am plane that survived the disaster. No doubt the events of that day haunted them for the rest of their lives.
The impatience of Veldhuyzen van Zanten, the heavy fog and the communication errors from ATC all culminated into the worst aviation disaster ever.
There's a part of the investigation wherein pilots heard Football match in background of ATC. That is why I hate colleagues who dont take their job seriously and are just after the money.
@@merickclareSpain was playing the Netherlands in a friendly. I’m sure that had no bearing on anything that day.
first officer's acting was so natural.
RIP Robert Bragg 1938-2017
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Student Gabrielbrent Abrea he died in 1995
Clagger Greater I don’t get how everyone died on the klm flight.... it seems that pan am suffered more damage
RIP Victor Grubbs 1920-1995
Ayyyyy, where is the very contextually inappropriate happy music?
Eric Stewart haha, my thoughts exactly
Lol I was thinking the same thing where it also says “It’s brighter here!”
ITS BRIGHTER HERE
I was also thinking where is it
WHAT!?!?!?!?
Impatience should never be something you bring with you while flying a plane, concentrate on what matters. You live.
who r u talking to u weirdo
@@ohh2752 to me
@@hixxing i can just tell by ur profile u ain't flyin no plane lmao
@@ohh2752 i can just tell by ur reply u aint getting no bitches
every video on this channel in a summary: tells us all about the scenario...crashes into flames, video ends.
The longer version of this story contains a subplot about three friends returning from vacation on the KLM flight. One of the friends decided to get off that KLM flight as they found a quicker home off that island. She was the only person on that flight list that survived.
Final destination 6
KLM barbie jessyca ddvac @ 👄🥳🎂😛
e ficar chvv KLM cvc dhbd barbie jessya
No she just decided to say because she needs also to return to Tenerrifie the next day plus her boyfriens is also in the island.
The worst aviation disaster in history all because of a... miscommunication.
This accident was caused by the misinterpretation of one word: "Cleared".
Miscommunication is the worst thing ever ,,it could happen to anyone or anywhere
Smallest mistakes cause the
Worst crashes same with the challenger explosion
It was because of a miscommunication and because the KLM pilot was impatient the costed his his live and 582 others
@@oanhnguyen3189 Not that he was impatient, but because of his 3 monts off as a pilot, he was a trainer in a simulator, and he reset himself into being his own takeoff authority. He literally forgot how ATC works.
I love how the airplane's nose lifted up without any movement of elevator at 2:46
Yep
Well
Full Speed with Max flaps cause the plane lift but not completely lift without GS150 - 180
Well you can still get elevation with just the flaps but yeah the elavator would be moving hard for that angle of attack.
I hope someone got fired for that
What's an elevator on a plane?
The KLLM pilot was in a hurry. It cost him and 582 other people their lives.
583 if your mistakening
@@Interdictiondeltawing he said 582 and the guy
Klm VS Pan am who always winner
Then someone want to flight flaps 2 1 zero
Now klm is taxi now pan am is flight 20:AM
now back tail is stuck now plane has died and all
Who winner:is KLM he did alive
Fin......
KLLM? IT IS KLM
@@fsg7710 mistake
0:10 that guy spins the pencil the way a kid would
R.I.P
Robert L. Bragg
September 14 1937 - February 9 2017
Interesting fact: One of the original passengers from KLM 4805 (Robina van Lanschot) got off the plane in Tenerife after it was originally diverted and never re-boarded. That ended up saving her life as no one on board KLM 4806 survived.
The KLM plane would’ve cleared them if it hadn’t taken on an extra 55 tons of fuel before they taxied
How would they make it to their location if they didn't refuel?
@@yiannisgaming03 It's standard to only refuel what you need, they were going to the nearby island. They refuel to get them back to the Netherlands to save time. By itself, not a condemning mistake but in this scenario it probably would've made a world of difference
@@yiannisgaming03 They had enough fuel to get to the Canary Islands. The KLM pilot was worried about their duty time limits, so to save time he chose to refuel on Tenerife. That way, when they got to the Canary Islands, they could offload the passengers, take on a new load of passengers, and then leave right away and get back to the Netherlands in time. But they didn't count on the airport reopening so quickly. And by refueling where he was, it prevented the Pan Am from being able to get past them by 12 inches of wingtip clearance.
@@pomerlain8924 Tenerife is PART of the Canary Islands. They were already on the Canary islands. Only one of the 7 island of the archipelago was closed because of a terrorist attack, which was the KLM's destination. Hence everybody was rerouted to Tenerife. Time it takes with that plane to make it from one of the islands to the next is less than 5 minutes. But because their destination airport was closed, and they were in a rush because of a dutch work hour law, they decided to refuel prematurely, and right after the fuel tank arrived, their destination airport was reopened, but pan am didn't have wingtip clearance, hence it backfired not only for the pan am, but the klm too, cuz he was sucking on a fuel hose rather than being on the move. And then the KLM ace pilot jumped the gun.
@@yiannisgaming03 they took on more fuel than what they needed
Dude! Finish the story! Don't leave us hanging!
Sara Diab search worst plane accident on yt you Will find it
You must be living under a rock if you hadent seen any find of documentary about this accident
Dude, learn history of the worst...& Many more if Love Aviation
Sara Diab It was on Smithsonian Channel last night 1/21/18 and will be repeated. There are many documentaries on line, about this historical tragedy "the deadliest airplane disaster of all time,"
Everyone onboard the KLM died and only 61 people survived onboard the Pan Am flight
i remember that accident....i was in the airport in my own plane anf many hours later when i was have to take off the runway were closed and y wach the fire and the bodies.....a day to remember....rest in peace all
"And then I said a very quick prayer"
Please let this be a normal field trip
NO WAY!
I sub to u
I died-
With the Friz, NO WAY
He said that Prayer thats why he's still alive. God listens to our Prayers
This was so very heartbreaking. May they Forever Rest In Peace
to this day every accident board outside of the one from KLM lays MOST of the blame for this accident on the KLM pilot.
woody4077 well, thats not too weird right?
I lay te blame on bad equipment which caused heterodynes, The ATC for choosing a to sharp exit for Clipper Victor, and a stupid family that was to late. If it wasn’t for that family the plane had left before the fig rolled over.
Baconcorde _ i blame the terrorist who killed someone with a bomb he caused this
woody4077 I know right?!
Literally everyone blames fucking Van Zanten (KLM Captain) for taking off without clearance from the tower.
But the Dutch and KLM blame the Pan Am pilots for not turning off at the right taxi way which was 2 175 degree angle turns if I’m correct that is impossible for a 747 to make. I guess you could also fault the tower controller for not being clear as to which taxiway he wanted Pan Am to turn off on, but the fact remains that the blame lies on Van Zanten for taking off without clearance from the tower
@@roblosonic505 I believe the KLM crew misunderstood a message...
The person in the tower used "take-off" in his sentence and they thought they were allowed to take off
I was a Freshman in High School when this took place...I remember talking about it in Current Events/Basic Journalism class back then...
Bro, I just love the way your videos are short and illustrative.
Thanks for uploading.
Keep up the great work.
583 Dead, all KLM passengers and crew died, 61 (incl Flight Crew) survivors, all on Pan Am, deadliest Aviation disaster in history. Investigation concluded that KLM pilot misinterpreting ATC clearance for TO clearance was at fault for the crash.
The investigation concluded that the fundamental cause of the accident was that captain Veldhuyzen van Zanten (KLM) attempted to take off without clearance. The investigators suggested the reason for this was a desire to leave as soon as possible in order to comply with KLM's duty-time regulations and before the weather deteriorated further.
Other major factors contributing to the accident were:
+ The sudden fog greatly limited visibility. The control tower and the crews of both planes were unable to see one another.
+ Interference from simultaneous radio transmissions, with the result that it was difficult to hear the message.
The following factors were considered contributing but not critical:
+Use of ambiguous non-standard phrases by the KLM co-pilot ("We're at take off") and the Tenerife control tower ("OK").
+The Pan Am aircraft had not left the runway at the third intersection.
+The airport was forced to accommodate a great number of large aircraft due to rerouting from the terrorist incident that had happened at Gran Canaria International Airport, resulting in disruption of the normal use of taxiways.
Mikel Sopelana Durango the KLM crew thought they were cleared for takeoff.
Daredevil Keyword “thought.”
It’s perhaps the most stark example of how aviation accidents are usually complex events involving several things going wrong at the same time.
And remember his insistence for refuelling, which 1. allowed the fog to set in, and 2. resulted in them not able to clear the pan am. I can't say for certainty, but if they hadn't taken on board the additional fuel, I reckon they would've cleared the clipper
Also KLM pilot got extra fuel to avoid refueling later which ironically made them too heavy to lift and avoid Pan Am at the last second
2:57 terrifying
Point of view: is September 11th 2001 you look outside your window on the World Trade Center and you see this
"Okay. standby for take-off, I will call you."
Directly due to a heterodyne all the KLM captain heard was the word, "okay".
I heard this story as a fun fact. About 7-9 months before this moment, there was a US Government meeting discussing the installation of the latest nuclear reactors that was the be used when fully built. The main presenter insisted that these new nuclear reactors were so safe, that the odds of one melting down was the same as if 2 fully loaded 747s ran into each other headlong at full speed in the Canary Islands. "While on the ground!" He decided to add to prove his point just how safe these new reactors were going to be.
Wtf
Having a hard time believing this is true, especially with the location being added. But if it is true, then wow.
The irony of it is that Three Mile Island happened only a few years after this, although I don't think those were new at the time.
Either this a completely fake story, or the best proof of time travel we have. Take your pic.
@@Tracymmo I recall with the story that he added the location because there were very few if any 747s landing on the canary islands at the time. Which would further increase the "odds" of a meltdown.
KLM's policy caused this. the KLM captain wouldn't have been in a rush without it
The policy didn't "cause" it you idiot. That's like saying, people wanting to travel to the Canary islands caused it. There wouldn't be any flights if nobody went there.
What about the terrorist attack that caused both planes to be stuck at that tiny airport in Tenerife anyway? Neither planes were going to Tenerife, only to Gran Canaria.
If he hadn't spent time in refueling unnecessarily more than enough fuel then he wouldn't be in the situation anyways
@@greatking5214 The rule is only carry the amount of fuel you need to get to your destination, plus a couple more hours should you need to divert. His refueling blocked the Pan Am crew from being able to get past him. And if he hadn't fueled up, the plane is probably light enough to lift off sooner and clear the Pan Am.
Worst of the 20th & hope it holds that way thru the 21st
isnt 911 already the worst air disaster? Or are each plane counted separate disasters? or is it a disaster after all?
paperitgel98 the September 11th attacks are not classified in the same category as this because they are terror attacks when this was an accident
It’s not the same kind of disaster and yes each plane would be a separate disaster. The amount of passengers in any one of those planes doesn’t even begin to compare with the amount on 2 747s
Several of aviation's worst accidents happened in the 20th century:
- Tenerife disaster (Worst aviation accident, at 583 deaths)
- Japan Airlines flight 123 (Worst single plane accident, at 520 deaths)
-Charkhi-Dadri midair collision (Worst aviation accident with zero survivors, at 349 deaths from both airplanes)
- Turkish Airlines flight 981 (Worst single plane accident without survivors, at 346 deaths)
2:26 the moment when he sounded like heavy from TF2
Klm has Definitely learned their lessons,they have not haven’t had a crash since.
or atleast, they didnt have any major crash since
@@Furozonedotjpeg plz i am flying klm twice in the next two weeks. i shouldnt be watching this
@@starbeekbeek3179 did anything happen? 🤣🤣🤣
@@shannone1802 no except I hate planes now. It was a 10 hour flight, then 4 hour layover, then another 11 hour flight.
2:46 Tailstrike
I remember this vividly, I was stationed at Ft. Chaffed Arkansas in the summer of 77. It was all over the News.
45 years later, it's still the deadliest aviation disaster in history.
I didn't know videos could be transferred from one channel to another.
Boy, that first officer must have some horrible nightmares....
Not really - He Kept Flying until 1997 Successfully because he had a clear conscience that it was the KLM Pilot's fault
@@GALLACTO that's because it was
@@GALLACTO Spot on, though I have to say I would not blame anyone involved in that carnage to battle with the resulting stress and psychological problems afterwards.
The tower controller didn’t hear what the Pan Am crew said: “And we’re still taxing down the runway, Clipper 1376”. That’s because the tower controller and the pan am crew talked at the same time, that caused an “KGGGRT” for the KLM Crew and the only word the KLM Crew bearded at that time was: “Ok” instant of “Ok, stand by for takeoff clearance I will call you”.
The go to animation for this disaster. Absolutely outstanding.
Excellent animation at the end illustrating the crash. There is another, very similar one (the Mayday series IIRC) but I think this one might just be the best.
That was just crazy! Searching for the full episode ASAP
Search worst crash of the history on RUclips it will come
Dave crash of the century
I believe that's the name of the full episode
Dave here is the episode: www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ixi6l
Dave are y'all saying there's full versions of these Smithsonian videos? Or are y'all referring to other creators content? Because I've only seen short 2-3min Smithsonian videos... But would enjoy full length documentaries since it's usually well produced. Thanks.
search on dailymotion! There you have all different accidents, I watsh them every day!! links: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3c9h9r www.dailymotion.com/video/x5wzyqk this one is the rest of this clip:: www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ji67e and also you have: www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cmxgi
The whole story is not here but this whole thing was so sad. It made me very angry at the KLM captain. He was in a hurry because he was nearing his flight limits and wanted to make it home before his time ran out. Well, he didn't make it home.
He literally took off without clearance and without consulting his crew in any possible way...
I just saw this on the flight channel or something, but he did like half an hour long version in xplane, nice vid
Thx for making the video 3 days before my b-day
I watched this video after going on holiday to Tenerife , really nice place though , nice waterparl
When i saw the crew being interviewed i was like Phew it cant be that bad right 😅
2 mins later i found i was very very wrong...
March 27, 1977, KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736 had to divert to Los Rodeos Airport. Because a bomb exploded in Gran Canaria’s terminal. Los Rodeos is a very small airport operating only a few flights a day. In total 10 flights were diverted to Los Rodeos.
The two Boeing 747s landed at Los Rodeos airport. A few hours later Gran Canaria informs Los Rodeos that they have reopened. Right after Pan Am requests to taxi to the runway, but it can’t. KLM 4805 is being fully refueled, which takes 35 minutes. After being fully refueled the KLM starts backtracking. Backtracking is when the plane uses the runway as a taxiway and, at the end of the runway to turn 180 Degrees to get into position. The Pan Am is supposed to turn at the third exit. Then the visibility soon decreased to 300 meters.
Soon later the Pan Am starts taxiing on the runway too. Due to the 300 meter visibility, the Pan Am did not see the 3rd exit and went past it.
Meanwhile, KLM 4805 has finished backtracking. The KLM requests permission for takeoff. The ATC replies “ KLM 4805 standby for takeoff.” The “standby for” was
unheard by KLM 4805 then only hearing, “ KLM 4805, takeoff.”
Then the KLM starts to takeoff, Right after the flight engineer of KLM 4805 started to get concerned. “Is he not cleared then? The Pan Am?” KLM 4805’s Captain responded “Oh Yes” (empathically) When the captain called V1 ( which means if there is an engine failure you can no longer abort the takeoff.) He saw Pan Am and tried to pull up but he was too slow. When Pan Am 1736 saw KLM 4805 he turned left with full thurst but it was too late. All in the KLM died and 61 survived in the Pan Am, 583 people died in total.
The ATC only heard the explosion, they didn't see the planes. They both crashed at the Los Rodeos runway. Killing 583.
so sad'n deeply touching with welming sence of anger for one to comment down.
I'M feelingly crushed and torn.
By the way I've watched it several times, only today i could write something
Exactly 4 years ago today Robert Bragg grew his wings, fly high Robert Bragg
I remember reading about this in readers digest (Tragedy at Tenerife) about a month after it happened. Scared the wits out of me. But a very well written article. Sad that it had to be written at all.
As most news are.
I don't travel by air. Millions do and it's so rare to die like this.
I holiday around the UK homeland. Just can't be arsed to take the extra risk.
White Van Man 😂😂😂😂😂
Ik I'm a year late but if u trust a car , u should trust a plane
The fact I learned this from TikTok and not school is sad
How tf did u find this on tiktok?
What is tickttock?
French Peppa IDK
Antoni0the0g •1000000 years ago oh I don’t know
This crash changed aviation forever. For those wondering why the plane crashed, here’s what happened:
Because of the delays, both planes wants to get off the ground fast, because of that KLM wanted to take off but because of radio interference and foggy weather, KLM flight did not know that Pan am were still on the runway. Also, when KLM said “we are now at take off” the controller replied”okay, stand by”(something along the line of that I can’t remember exactly) but all KLM heard was “okay” so due to that KLM thought they were fine and when pan am said “we’re still on the runway” KLM pilots disregarded that message thinking the controller knew what he was doing, only the second officer on KLM heard that message but because he isn’t a high ranked officer, no one took his words seriously. And that’s what happened, that’s how the worst aviation disaster in history happened.
Seeing the KLM coming out of the distance and the tense music playing, it’s creepy as he says
“I saw KLM too”
It is mad and I was like shaking lol
Tail*
"Saw a KLM tail"
You were 'like' shaking but not actually shaking!?!?
Hey
This PanAm pilot was lucky to live.
2:32 look at grubbs' face
You guys are lucky to have survive...
The ATC frickin' told the KLM to stanby!
@Laika24102007 he did't have take off clearance. Period
This was playing on a TV at the boarding gate of a flight departing from Soekarno-Hatta
I clearly remember thentime that i was so obsessed on aeroplane crash vids especially this vid
It's one of those "If I am going to die I am taking the other plane (bastards) with me" just another day on runway.
There needs to be a more detailed animation of this, like facing the other way to see how the KLM came to rest. I'm curious what happened to the nose section because it looks like it had a chance for the people and pilots to survive, but when you see the KLM wreckage, there's nothing that even resembles the nose section. Like, are these animations too vague and possibly the nose section didnt just break free and slide? Maybe it hit the runway hard and broke up? Or did it indeed slide but the burning wing section slide onto it and lit it ablaze? I realize nobody truly knows but we can get a fairly accurate model
When will these people learn? Never board a plane with a camera crew on board...
Koba was the time to get back with you guys again thank you 😊
Bragg:
I Think he's Moving
Victor:
Look at Him, *that idiot's coming!*
lol
I miss you Pan Am. I tried flying after Pan Am's demise. It is not the same. I quit flying in 2001. It is a hateful, cramped, unsanitary, hassle now. Now I take a bus, a train, or drive my trusty automobile. I hate flying today. It is disgusting and costs twice as much as it used to.
BUT, it's safer than ever before.
Thanks for sharing👍
Is it possible at 1:54 when ATC says 'Report Runway Clear', and the Pan Am first officer replies 'okay we'll report WHEN WE'RE clear'
If you hear it fast the "when we're" sounds a lot like the word "Runway" from their accents and the ATC or probably the KLM captain not being used to american english accent might interpret it as Pan Am saying they 'Report runway clear' meaning the Runway is already cleared.
Communication is indeed a huge factor in aviation
The KLM engineer heard to PAN AM say "the new report when we cleared" and still, he did not order to stop. It's so sad!! 😪
the KLM engineer heard it, but he asked the pilot to make sure that the Pan Am is out or not
of which ofc the Pan Am didn't, but the pilot said they did
I'm so confused on why they had to full send It when it was on the other runway🤦♂️
It was already busy, they wanted to free up the airport
As a Dutch Girl, I was very sad to see this and this happened on my Fathers 8th Birthday. R.I.P my dearest Dutchies/Othercountry citizens
Wow, those rebels really hit a home run, in terms of raising their profile
if only the klm first officer and flight engineer were brave enough to overrule the captain
@Laika24102007 Yes they were, only back then the captain was king, flight engineer was the only one having understood what "we'll report when we're clear" truly meant, he pointed it out to the captain, but he refused to believe it.
@Laika24102007 Well I believe the first officer of the Pan am, and my knowledge of the past. So thank you :)
I watched the full episode, you should too, it's very detailed, and explains the entire situation with CVR.
And yes, captains were back in the day, gods in airplanes.
@Laika24102007 Duplex radio?? When do you think this happened? That is not how radios work, especially back in the day.
And that is not how tower recordings work, and did not work that way either back in the day.
And from the last point, what is so hard to believe in the Van Zanten wanting to get off ground afap, which is as fast as possible? The notoriously harmful work hour law, that is only there to cause an accident, just like today for truck drivers, they get a hefty fine if they go over their driving time even just by 1 minute. The elevated status was a critical detail, cuz he did not fly for 3 months straight prior to the accident, but trained rookies in the simulator, where he is his own takeoff authority. Every human being has experienced such a thing as "resetting himself" in something that they knew perfectly well before, but had forgotten it because they practiced it such a long time ago. I'm an engineer, and for me, this is calculus.
that idet coming at 2:22 best acting ever who is that guy and the rest pliots in this video
A follow up with info of what occurred afterward would be nice, obviously the narrating Captain survived, but the rest of the story would make these more complete
I investigated a lot of crashes like this. Instead of putting on the brakes and stopping, they speed up to try to miss them while the other ship speeds up to miss them too, actually steering in the collision course. If you can't back up, don't try to make it across.
That's why airports have multiple runways
Well yes but no
and multiple taxiways.
This airport was meant for small planes and such, never for wide bodies like the 747.
OMG!! THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE ACCIDENT!!
May all the people affected R.I.P🙏 My thoughts to everyone affected🙏
What a terrible tragedy. RIP to all of them
4 million no comments something is wrong 😓
i think they deleted all previous comments...
I can't imagine what would've happened if the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident turned into a mid-air collision...those poor souls of 677 people, with all of them dead, making it the world's new deadliest aviation accident.
If you see a Smithsonian cameraman on your flight, just know things aren't okay.
Yep watching this before my 3 flights..