Boeing 727-100 crash, Apr 25, 1980 (146 killed), Tenerife...
Boeing 727-100 accident on April 25, 1980 near Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos, Canary Islands, Spain with 146 fatalities. Cause: The captain flew the...
- Date: April 25, 1980
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos, Canary Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 146
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain flew the unpublished hold on the wrong heading, lost his bearings and descended into high terrain. Contributing factors were ambiguous holding instructions from ATC, no minimum safe altitude computed for the hold, and lack of teamwork between captain and co-pilot.
Dan-Air flight 1008, a Boeing 727 charter from Manchester, crashed into the side of a mountain on approach to Tenerife-Norte (Los Rodeos). The crew flew an unpublished holding pattern over the Foxtrot Papa beacon, entered an area of high terrain with a minimum safety altitude of 14,500 ft, and the aircraft struck the mountainside about two seconds after the captain reported a ground proximity warning. All 146 occupants were killed.