On Sunday 27th of March 1977 died 583 people when two airplanes collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. The two planes that crashed was from Pan-Am and KLM Only 61 people from the Pan-Am flight survived the accident and its the deadliest aviation accident of all time. The reason for the accident was a miscommunication which led the KLM pilot to take of without clearance from the Air Traffic control. Take-off had been complicated because of a thick layer of fog at the airport and a bomb explosion on Gran Canaria Airport, which made diversions to other airports necessary. Radio interference also complicated the communication and made the KLM crew believe they were cleared for take of.
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| Memorial in Tenerife for the 583 people who died |
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