My grandparents went on holiday to Tenerife in 1977 shortly after the accident. The wreckage from the accident was still visible at the side of the runway as they landed. Moved out of the way to get the airport open again.
4:16 this was the last thing the PAN AM Crew saw before impact with the KLM The co-pilot of PAN AM 1736 Robert Bragg has sadly passed away he was the only remaining Flight Crew Member that survived as the other Flight Crew Did survive but died Flight Engineer George Warns died in 1991 Captain Victor Grubbs died in 1995 All of the KLM Pilots and Flight Engineer died Captain Van Zanten was worried about the Dutch Legislations and wanted to fly back towards Las Palmas and back to Amsterdam Schiphol as KLM4806 he sadly died in the crash as he earlier uploaded Jet Fuel to his plane so that he wouldn't need to refuel in Las Palmas after landing there His impatience caused the crash
It's hard to watch this without thinking about what happened here in 1977. While watching the vid I wondered why they couldn't paint markings on the runway to indicate exit names/numbers - I know they have the signage on the side but from this perspective it seems pilots would find it helpful to see some confirmation on the runway in front of them.
Painting exit names/numbers on the runway is not an industry mandate for any airports in the world. Plus, it wouldn't have made a difference in deep fog, which was what happened on the day. The airport did get many other improvements to prevent this from happening again. The tower now has better radios, instruments, and tracking devices such as ground radar and the apron is now much larger to accommodate larger jets.
The smoothest landing i've ever seen. ( Finnish pilots, i hear! ;) Especially on that airport, landed there about 30-40 times... i'm usually a nervous wreck cos it's always windy there, plane shaking back and fort. Next landing i hope will be a smooth as cotton candy, just like this one.
I gotta wonder if the sloped runway also contributed to the incident. Combined with the fog the KLM pilot would’ve had trouble seeing the Pan Am plane’s lights.
Never forget on that runway 500 people were killed and was the worst disaster in avination we can’t forget this tip everybody who died that horrifying day
@@marthiuxag8745 it's normally kept whilst the investigation is active, then disposed of. If metal can be recycled then it would be, otherwise probably landfill.
prankdayTV Es la perspectiva normal del ojo humano. Así es como se ve en realidad desde cabina. El movimiento es debido a la corrección efectuada para corregir el viento. Esto no se aprecia como pasajero mirando por el lateral. Cuando usas un gran angular minimizas estos movimientos y son más "agradables" a la vista, pero no son reales.
Im from Tenerife and I fly from this airport many times a year and is modern and safe, don’t loose the opportunity of coming here it’s an unique island!! anyway, international flights land at the southern airport, there are two on the island.
@@marthiuxag8745 pues claro y más con lo que pasó hace más de 40 años. El aeropuerto del norte tiene la tecnología para aterrizar con visibilidad nula debido a la meteorología, lo de no se libra alguna vez, es de algún cambio de salida o aterrizaje en el del sur por mucho viento y niebla. Pero vamos que Los aeropuertos de Tenerife mueven millones de personas al años y están a la última y siempre los están mejorando. De hecho yo prefiero el del norte, mejores vistas seguro.
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My grandparents went on holiday to Tenerife in 1977 shortly after the accident. The wreckage from the accident was still visible at the side of the runway as they landed. Moved out of the way to get the airport open again.
Thanks for the upload. It helped with perspective. 1977, the very site of the worst aviation accident between Pan Am and KLM.
Thanks to you Craig for watching it.
Exactly
Y recordar que ahí se perdieron muchas vidas
4:16 where it all happened
nice detail.
Fantastic landing. Very good pilot. Hello from Tenerife.
Thank you Orlando for watching it !!
4:16 this was the last thing the PAN AM Crew saw before impact with the KLM
The co-pilot of PAN AM 1736 Robert Bragg has sadly passed away he was the only remaining Flight Crew Member that survived as the other Flight Crew Did survive but died
Flight Engineer George Warns died in 1991
Captain Victor Grubbs died in 1995
All of the KLM Pilots and Flight Engineer died
Captain Van Zanten was worried about the Dutch Legislations and wanted to fly back towards Las Palmas and back to Amsterdam Schiphol as KLM4806 he sadly died in the crash as he earlier uploaded Jet Fuel to his plane so that he wouldn't need to refuel in Las Palmas after landing there
His impatience caused the crash
You’re right . May all of them RIP.
Was it not because the canary island independence movement at the time had detonated a bomb at LPA forcing a detour to TFN?
Excellent Comment!
Also as well, It was such a fatal combination that led to this... RIP@@alanross7305
It's hard to watch this without thinking about what happened here in 1977. While watching the vid I wondered why they couldn't paint markings on the runway to indicate exit names/numbers - I know they have the signage on the side but from this perspective it seems pilots would find it helpful to see some confirmation on the runway in front of them.
Because some people never learn, even after a major disaster.
Painting exit names/numbers on the runway is not an industry mandate for any airports in the world. Plus, it wouldn't have made a difference in deep fog, which was what happened on the day.
The airport did get many other improvements to prevent this from happening again. The tower now has better radios, instruments, and tracking devices such as ground radar and the apron is now much larger to accommodate larger jets.
@Giovanni Luchetta no he didn't the one it was supposed to take was a 90° angle this one was a 45
The smoothest landing i've ever seen. ( Finnish pilots, i hear! ;) Especially on that airport, landed there about 30-40 times... i'm usually a nervous wreck cos it's always windy there, plane shaking back and fort. Next landing i hope will be a smooth as cotton candy, just like this one.
Just hearing the name Tenerife gives me chills...
its a shame that 568 people died here in 1977 never forget that day
due to a KLM B747 pilot error
The actual number is 583. Sad day indeed.
583
Wasn't this also near where Dan air lost a 727 ?
G-BDAN went too far South into high ground,cloudy weather,poor ATC,unpublished hold😕
I gotta wonder if the sloped runway also contributed to the incident. Combined with the fog the KLM pilot would’ve had trouble seeing the Pan Am plane’s lights.
Nice landing.
Hillary for President Thank you !
4:16 KLM Flight 4805 Collides With Pan Am Flight 1736 As It Attempted To Take Off From Los Rodeos.
Makes you realize how bad the visibility had to be to completely obscure both planes from each other.
En cuestión se aegundos
It's sad seeing that on this particular runway 583 lives were gone
Yes, 45 years ago😪
One of those optical illusion airports
Why? I’m from Tenerife, I wanna know!!🤣
What airline??
Finnair and aircraft was 757-300
safe than sorrow
Never forget on that runway 500 people were killed and was the worst disaster in avination we can’t forget this tip everybody who died that horrifying day
583 to be exact 😔
I am sure tiny specs from "that day" could be found if you search hard and wide...
I've actually have heard that is true. If you walk through the grass you can still find tiny pieces.
Yes, it is.
I saw documentary when one of the Pan Am pilots returned, he picked a piece of metal up from the grass as he walked along.
@@pauldavies7746¿ A dónde irían a parar esos restos de los aviones? ¿Fueron reciclados?
@@marthiuxag8745 it's normally kept whilst the investigation is active, then disposed of. If metal can be recycled then it would be, otherwise probably landfill.
@@pauldavies7746 what is that documentary
Is this a simulator, as it certainly looks like it?.
Not at all.
yo creo que sin zoom va mejor, asi es un mareo
prankdayTV Es la perspectiva normal del ojo humano. Así es como se ve en realidad desde cabina. El movimiento es debido a la corrección efectuada para corregir el viento. Esto no se aprecia como pasajero mirando por el lateral. Cuando usas un gran angular minimizas estos movimientos y son más "agradables" a la vista, pero no son reales.
I didn't know this is a hilly runway. I thought it was flat the whole time.
It’s flat
It happene d in 1979 in March
1977
No
✈️
The infamous Los Rodeos
Yeah
Bad myth for aircraft.
I do realize the runway is not flat
Ten points to each captain had landed there
Eudald Guell No runways are truly flat.
As if i remember this 1977 accident always i have never visited Tenerife.
Im from Tenerife and I fly from this airport many times a year and is modern and safe, don’t loose the opportunity of coming here it’s an unique island!! anyway, international flights land at the southern airport, there are two on the island.
@@khlavkalash1343 tengo entendido que el del Sur es más grande y ahora ya están más equipados, que hace 45 años
@@marthiuxag8745 pues claro y más con lo que pasó hace más de 40 años. El aeropuerto del norte tiene la tecnología para aterrizar con visibilidad nula debido a la meteorología, lo de no se libra alguna vez, es de algún cambio de salida o aterrizaje en el del sur por mucho viento y niebla. Pero vamos que Los aeropuertos de Tenerife mueven millones de personas al años y están a la última y siempre los están mejorando. De hecho yo prefiero el del norte, mejores vistas seguro.
Get Off
Such a short runway.
Hardly at 3,400 meters or over 11,100 feet ( it s an illusion)
@@garyj79 .. you're right, from far it looks too short. 3.5 km is long enough for a plane.