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Boeing 747-200B (747-206B)

B747-20400Written off

RegistrationNLPH-BUF

OperatorKLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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Boeing 747-200B (747-206B) built in 1971. Operated for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

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Nearly new · 6 years · ≈ 24,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1971

Country of registrationPaíses Bajos

MSN20400

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1971

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 19, 1971

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Delivered to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as PH-BUF.

Mar 27, 1977

Accident at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife

On March 27, 1977, the Boeing 747-206B aircraft (registration PH-BUF), operated by KLM, was involved in a fatal accident at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife (Spain), leaving 248 dead. Source: KLM.

What happened

Two 747s diverted to Los Rodeos by a bomb at Gran Canaria met on the single runway, in thick fog and with no ground radar. The KLM began its take-off without clearance while the Pan Am was still taxiing to its exit; one transmission blocking another meant nobody heard the warning. 583 people died; 61 on the Pan Am survived. It is the deadliest accident in aviation history and it changed the language of the radio: since then the word 'take-off' is spoken only when granting clearance.

Source: KLM

Operators

1971-10-19

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Registration PH-BUF

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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