Nonfiction
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©2006
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
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Documentary
Special features: Teaching material (PDF) -- A link to the Nova Web site, pbs.org/nova
In 1977, the worst accident in aviation history occurred when two 747s collided on the runway at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583. Using interviews with survivors and analysis by aviation experts, The deadliest plane crash recounts that disaster and examines what measures have been taken to prevent this type of accident from happening again
"PBS."
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nova
Previously released in a different version as: Crash of the century
Licensed for public performance
Narrator, Neil Ross
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; DVD-5; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital
Closed-captioned; described video