Fascinating Horror

The Tenerife Airport Disaster (2021x36)

Air date: Aug 30, 2021

On the 27th of March, 1977, one of the worst disasters in aviation history took place at Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife. The collision of two fully-loaded Boeing 747 airplanes on a runway was an unprecedented and horrifying incident – an incident which, ultimately, was traced back to just a few momentary misunderstandings and communication failures.