Captain Robert L' Bragg Revisits the Past

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Captain Robert L. BraggRevisits the Past
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Tenerife

• The Worst Commercial
• Aviation Accident in History
• 27 March 1977

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Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Tenerifes Mt. Teide (3,718 meters/12,198 feet)
is Spains Highest Mountain
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Tenerife (North) Terminal
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Last Photo of Pan Am/KLM Planes
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The Impact
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Pan Am Plane Moments after the Impact
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The Very Extensive Debris Field
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Hospital Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria, Tenerife
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Obvious Consequences

• 582 lives were lost
• Two B-747s were totally destroyed total cost,
  100 million dollars in 1977
• A runway was out of commission for over a year

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Thirty Years Later
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Fernando AzcúnagaControlador Tráfico Aéreo
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Lessons to be Learned from Tenerife

• Anyone no matter how qualified can make
  serious mistakes
• Communication must be effective and readily
  understood
• When in doubt dont
• Check, double-check, and re-check
• Constant emphasis on cockpit resource management