Tenerife airport disaster
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The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on 27 March 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The collision occurred when KLM Flight 4805 initiated its takeoff run... Wikipedia
Location: Tenerife North Airport
Date: March 27, 1977
Number of deaths: 583
Summary: Runway collision
Total injuries: 61