Mayday · SEASON 16

Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)

Episode 3 · 2016-06-21

★ 9.0
← Previous episode All seasons Next episode →
Mayday poster
Season 16Episode 3★ 9.0/10
  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Crime

Episode overview

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.

45 minutes

Season 16 episodes

1. Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)2016-06-07 2. 9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)2016-06-14 3. Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)2016-06-21 4. Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)2016-06-28 5. Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)2016-07-05 6. Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)2016-07-12 7. Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)2017-01-23 8. River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)2017-01-30 9. Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)2017-02-06 10. Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)2017-02-13