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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1977
Page
6
Two airliners collided during takeoff attempts at Las Palmas route. A Pan Am jet and a KLM jet crashed on the runway after mis-timed departures from Kennedy and Santa Cruz. Fire followed, many injured or dead, with U S and Spanish officials coordinating rescue and hospital treatment.
Officials said a KLM plane did not refuel at Samar and a Pan American aircraft loaded fuel before takeoff from Amuerit. Antonio Cubillo, leader of a Canary Islands independence group, claimed responsibility for the Las Palmas bomb. King Juan Carlos and Premier Suarez sent condolences. The crash near Santa Cruz and Las Palmas is the worst airline disaster in the region’s history, with the Pan Am plane part of a Med cruise operation. Royal Cruise Lines and Pan Am planned a 12 day Mediterranean voyage aboard the Golden Odyssey.
The elder Amador and Naik describe a catastrophic collision turning the cabin into a fiery hell. Fire, smoke, and explosions filled the wreck as passengers fought to escape toward a nine foot exit while a sustained inferno and fuel fumes threatened their lives and trapped several near the nose.
Names of involved residents and their occupations surface as families scramble for information following a flight disaster. Friends and relatives of L B, Helen Stewart, A Barthalo, Norm Williams, Ted Younes, George Kerns, and others await word on who survived or perished. Messages show travel plans, careers, and anxious airport scenes amid limited details from authorities.
Ward's Automotive Reports finds 73.4 percent of recent domestic cars sport eight cylinders, 20.7 percent six cylinders, and 7 percent four cylinders. Despite fuel concerns, demand remains for V8 power as GM and others trim standard engines while customers pay extra for larger displacement.
Washington AP report quotes National Transportation Safety Board chairman Webster Todd Jr saying odds against the ground crash of two Racing 7x jets are probably 3 to 6 million to one. Todd spoke before departing for the Canary Islands to probe the collision involving Pan American World Airways and KLM jets.
Santa Cruz mayor John Mahamney sent a telegram to Canary Islands mayor Ernesto R. DeArmas offering sympathy after a weekend collision of two jumbo jets at Santa Cruz de Tenerife killed many. He pledged aid and prayers from Santa Cruz in this time of tragedy.
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