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KLM Flight 4805 was a charter flight for Holland International Travel Group and had arrived from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands. [9] Its cockpit crew consisted of Captain Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (age 50), [ 10 ] First Officer Klaas Meurs (42), and Flight Engineer Willem Schreuder (48).
Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor.He was the captain of KLM Flight 4805, and died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history.
On 27 March 1977, Tenerife North Airport (then Tenerife Los Rodeos) was the scene of the deadliest accident in aviation history, which claimed the lives of 583 people. While attempting to take off, KLM Flight 4805, a Boeing 747-206B, collided with Pan Am Flight 1736, a Boeing 747-121, which was taxiing along the runway. All 248 passengers and ...
Following this accident, non-combustible paneling and paint would be used on all Douglas aircraft. KLM also made changes to prevent sparks coming in contact with fuel. [13] 6 October 1937: Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALS Specht crashed on take-off from Talang Betoetoe Airport following engine failure, killing four of 11 on board. [14]
Plane accidents such as the collision above Reagan National Airport can trigger aerophobia, the fear of flying. Here’s how to manage the phobia.
1928 KLM Fokker F.III Waalhaven crash; 1934 KLM Douglas DC-2 crash; ... 1935 San Giacomo Douglas DC-2 crash; KLM Flight 4805; K. 1946 Amsterdam KLM Douglas C-47 crash;
Last month's mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., was the first fatal American commercial air disaster since shortly after 10 p.m. on February 12, 2009, when Colgan Air Flight 3407 fell out of ...
New, dramatic video shows the moment Delta Flight 4819 caught fire and rolled over upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. This video -- which was given to ...