Boeing 747-200 crash, Mar 27, 1977 (248 killed), Tenerife...
Boeing 747-200 accident on March 27, 1977 near Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain with 248 fatalities. Cause: The KLM captain began the...
- Date: March 27, 1977
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-200
- Location: Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 248
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The KLM captain began the takeoff without an ATC takeoff clearance and did not interrupt it when Pan Am reported that it was still on the runway (Spanish investigation findings, as summarised by the FAA).
A KLM Boeing 747 began its takeoff roll at Tenerife-Los Rodeos while Pan Am flight 1736 was still on the same runway, and the two aircraft collided. All 248 people aboard the KLM jet were killed.