PH-BUF — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

March 27, 1977Accident
Failed To Follow Approved Procedures,Directives,Etc.; Failed To Abort Takeoff. Factors: Misunderstanding Of Orders Or Instructions; Low Ceiling; Fog
Boeing 747 · 574 fatalities
The KLM aircraft had taken off without take-off clearance, in the absolute conviction that this clearance had been obtained, which was the result of a misunderstanding between the tower and the KLM aircraft. This misunderstanding had arisen from the mutual use of usual terminology which, however, gave rise to misinterpretation. Full accident record