Comments on: 27 March 1977

By: Colin Leighfield

Colin Leighfield — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:39:31 +0000

I flew into that airport a couple of years later, and the burned-out wreckage of those two planes was still at the side of the runway. Awful sight.

By: Hans Bryant

Hans Bryant — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:08:56 +0000

I’m no aviation expert, however, from what I’ve read, it seems that a very experienced, senior, transport pilot (KLM) came down with a fatal case of “Get Home-itis”. You add that to poor visibility, language (communication) issues, an overly stressed airport environment etc.. and you end up with 500-plus fatalities.

By: Thomas Washington

Thomas Washington — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:26:50 +0000

This horrible accident was caused by more than miscommunication between the crew and ATC. There were several human factors present that led to the captain deciding to push the power up and start the takeover roll. Fortunately the professional aviation community has used this tragedy as a learning tool to educate crew on how to identify and avoid these situations. Here is a link to a report with some additional details for those who are interested:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13937/dot_13937_DS1.pdf?download-document-submit=Download

By: Mark Steven Schwartz

Mark Steven Schwartz — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:17:20 +0000

Horrible. I’d never seen the photo of the impact. Those poor souls. R.I.P.

By: Mitchell J Scrivener

Mitchell J Scrivener — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:28:19 +0000

I have the “Whiskey Compass” from the Pan Am 747. My Uncle was a career investigator for the CAB and NTSB. He was on the “Go Team” for many of the major mishap investigations and as was tradition back then, they kept a cockpit instrument as a souvenir. I also have the clock from the JAL DC-10 in Anchorage. I am a retired NWA and Delta and AF?ANG pilot who myself was an Air Force Flying Safety Office and Air Line Pilots Association Accident Investigator.