Poster of Cast and Crew in NOVA - Season 34 - Episode 3 - The Deadliest Plane Crash

NOVA - Season 34 - The Deadliest Plane Crash (Episode 3)

Plot: On March 27, 1977, on the island of Tenerife, two fully loaded 747 jumbo jets collided on a fog-blanketed runway, claiming the lives of 583 people in what is still the deadliest crash in aviation history. Now, almost 30 years later, near misses on the ground are the leading cause of aviation accidents, raising the question of what can be done to improve runway safety
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, October 17 2006
18 years ago