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747 crashes into another 747 – Condensed Version (15 views)
Oct-7-2008 By ZohaibJi / Posted in: Crashes Videos Add comments
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“Damn that son-of-a-bitch is coming straight at us!” A dramatization of the events leading up to the Tenerife Disaster, a collision between two 747 passenger airliners.
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October 9th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
if u look at related videos. there is a 8 maybe 10 part total review of this that discloses the complete investigation. step by step. u come away thinking a top pilot simply gambled one too many times. there are a slew of factors. the klm had to airborne or go beyond their flying time and risk their jobs. think of urself riding down a street knowing there was traffic invisible to u, but u knew it was there. bad gamble, and yes…truely very sad.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
who was the fault?
October 13th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
wat were the death toll?
October 14th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
i think the accident was caused by MANY factors, PAN AM not turning at the correct exit, KLM taking off w/o proper permission etc.
this documentary also seems to be more opinion-based, the “seconds from disaster” episode of this does a better job of telling the story based on the facts, in my opinion.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:16 am
as most of the air crashes, the accident was caused by a combination of errors and NOT just a error alone. this case was not an exception… both pilots, weather, tower…anyway. it’s sad
October 16th, 2008 at 6:29 am
It wasn’t impossible for a 747 turn at exit 3 and not so difficult…As the KLM made a 360 degrees turn at the end of the runway, Grubbs can made a 135 degrees turn at 3.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:00 am
In this video seems that the poor Van Zanten took himself the decision to take off, when really he do this probably because the previous message by the tower eas disturbed and he hear ”ok for take off” when this was’nt. in this video seems that van zanten, a 50 years man whit a lot of experience want take off whit hurry and dont’listen to the tower voluntary.
October 19th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
This is horrible and so wrong. No pilot would just jump the gun and take off like that. We studied the transcript of the KLM pilot’s dialogue with the ATC, and it was a mistake made on both parts, along with the fog, low visibility, interruption from another ATC, and situations going on in the country earlier that day. This trailer looks hideous, as though the KLM pilot should’ve crashed.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Possible or not, it was stated as one of the causes for the crash.
You are right, since the airport was not really build to accommodate aircraft such as the 742s, if I can remember they used that airport because of a bomb thread at the one they were supposed to land.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 pm
m8, if you have a look at the aerodrome chart you yourself will see that vacating the runway at the third exit (c3) is pretty much impossible for an a/c the size of a 747. Please don’t just come to some random conclusion without thinking logically. Thankyou and RIP
October 24th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
this is mayday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 25th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
in my opinion the worst thing was made by PAN AM capitain Victor Grubbs. If he would turn at exit 3 instead of 4 this disaster never happen…he clearly heard 3 but with a personal stupid decision take 4
October 26th, 2008 at 9:56 am
I don’t mean to take sides with anyone here, KLM’s captain’s ignorance is what caused this but I think its worth the time to note that the Pan Am Boeing was supposed to vacate at taxiway C3, he instead did it at C4.. still they can’t be blamed for something like that.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Pilots are know to have huge egos. Here’s a good example.
October 27th, 2008 at 11:27 am
in the words of SWISGAR SQUIGELF “I HATE THE DUTCH” he is right..
October 29th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
way to go dutch
November 1st, 2008 at 2:39 pm
m feeling very sorry for da PanAm passengers and da crew
like what
Josephalosaurus said i say it too NICE JOB U STUPID DUTCH FOOLS
November 6th, 2008 at 6:02 am
wow nice job you dutch morons
November 8th, 2008 at 11:19 am
father used to be a pilot and in his training they were taught NEVER to take of in fogy conditions or when visibility is below 800m
what he did is stupid but to be nicer silly i do not understand why he didn’t listen to radio control to get another clearance THEN take off the KLM pilot should be charged or put in jail(if he is still alive)
November 10th, 2008 at 6:17 am
why even take off in these conditions, its something that I just dont understand
November 12th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
it all start with poor flying controller…..
November 12th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
“Wait a minute we don’t have ATC clearance”
*shit*…
“I know that…” embarassed look.
Classic.
November 13th, 2008 at 5:17 am
sorry, but, lmao. Dipshits the lot of them.