Air Crashes

Aviation Sri Lanka

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Last few minutes of biggest ever air crash in aviation history, which took 583 lives
Pan American, Flight 1736 ~ KLM, Flight 4805

PA RT = Radio Transmission Pan Am First Officer                                        LM RT = KLM Radio Transmission

APP = Tenerife tower                                                                                    KLM CAM 1 = KLM cockpit Area Mike, Captain

PA CAM 1 = Cockpit Area Mike PanAm, Captain                                          KLM CAM 2 = KLM cockpit Area Mike, First Officer

PA CAM 2 = Cockpit Area Mike PanAm, First Officer                                   KLM CAM 3 = KLM cockpit Area Mike, Flight Engineer

PA CAM 3 = Cockpit Area Mike PanAm, Flight Engineer                             ?? = Unknown

Click here for the detail report of the crash

The accident video 1.


The accident video 2.


The accident video 3.


Sri Lanka
The accident database consists of all the significant air crashes observed in Sri Lanka (or Ceylon) during the period between 1911 and 2003. This database was constructed after referring to many sources of air crashes and discusses only civil passenger air crashes. In view of improving the profession of Air Traffic Control, site visitors (pilots, passengers etc.) are requested to submit their experience through feedback page.

1911 to 1949

        30.12.1911 - Franz Oster