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Mayday · S16E03

Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)

Still from Mayday S16E03

Summary

On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.

Guest stars

  • Kevin Hare as KLM Captain van Zanten
  • Anthony Ulc as Pan Am Captain Grubbs
  • Alex Hatz as European Investigator
  • Alex Courey as NTSB Investigator Dennis Grossi
  • Brad Austin as Pan Am First Officer Bragg
  • Benjamin Clost as KLM First Officer Meurs
  • Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Tenerife Controller
  • Joseph Wynne as KLM Flight Engineer
  • Rebecca Amzallag as Karen Anderson