Tenerife airport disaster (1977)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tenerife_airport_disaster_(1977)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aviation accident
gptkbp:aircraft_type_(KLM) gptkb:Boeing_747-206B
gptkbp:aircraft_type_(Pan_Am) Boeing 747-121
gptkbp:captain_(KLM) gptkb:Jacob_Veldhuyzen_van_Zanten
gptkbp:captain_(Pan_Am) gptkb:Victor_Grubbs
gptkbp:casualties 583
gptkbp:cause dense fog
miscommunication
pilot error
ATC error
runway collision
gptkbp:country gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:date 1977-03-27
gptkbp:flight_destination_(KLM) Gran Canaria Airport
gptkbp:flight_destination_(Pan_Am) Gran Canaria Airport
gptkbp:flight_origin_(KLM) gptkb:Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol
gptkbp:flight_origin_(Pan_Am) gptkb:Los_Angeles_International_Airport
gptkbp:flight_stopover_(Pan_Am) gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tenerife airport disaster (1977)
gptkbp:involved_aircraft gptkb:KLM_Flight_4805
gptkb:Pan_Am_Flight_1736
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Rodeos_Airport
Tenerife
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Tenerife_North_Airport_memorial
gptkbp:notable_for deadliest aviation accident in history (excluding deliberate acts)
gptkbp:operator_(KLM) gptkb:KLM_Royal_Dutch_Airlines
gptkbp:operator_(Pan_Am) gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Gran_Canaria_Airport_bombing_(1977)
gptkbp:resultedIn changes to aviation communication protocols
emphasis on crew resource management
gptkbp:survived 61
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pan_American_World_Airways
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5