| Date | | March 27, 1977 | | Location | | Tenerife, Canary Islands |
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| AirCraft | | Boeing B-747-121 / Boeing B-747-206B |
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| location | | Tenerife, Canary Islands |
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| Reg | | N736PA/PH-BUF |
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| AirLine | | Pan American World Airways / KLM |
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| Flight No | | 1736 / 4805 |
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| Fatalities | | 644 : 583 |
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Description |
The remains of a Pan Am B747 (top) and KLM B747 (bottom) in Tenerife, Canary Islands in the second worst aviation disaster in history, which killed a total of 583 people. The KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am 747 after the captain of the KLM plane started his takeoff roll without clearance. |