- Date
- March 27, 1977
- Place
- Tenerife, SP · TENERIFE,CANR, Spain
- Injuries
- 574 fatal, 34 serious, 36 minor
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N736PABoeing 747PH-BUFBoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156890
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NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 77/3/27 TENERIFE,CANR BOEING 747 CR- 14 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1706 PH-BUF PX-234 0 0 50, 11700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT-326 34 36 1545 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS RODEOS OPERATOR - KLM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMSTERDAM,NETH LAS PALMAS,CANR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 57 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLEARANCE.DID NOT INTERRUPT TAKE OFF ON LEARNING OTHER ACFT STILL ON RWY.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 77/3/27 TENERIFE,CANR BOEING 747 CR- 9 3 4 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1706 N736PA PX-317 31 32 56, 21043 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT-248 0 0 564 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS RODEOS OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CA,UNST LAS PALMAS,CANR NEW YORK,NY,UNST TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 57 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INVESTIGATED & REPORTED BY THE GOVT OF SPAIN.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N736PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Los Rodeos
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- PH-BUF
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
Other investigations on N736PA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.