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Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was captain of the KLM Flight 4805 and died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history. He was KLM's chief instructor and commonly appeared on advertising.
Mar 27, 2024 · Captain Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, a highly respected pilot at the helm of KL4805, grew impatient with the ground delays. He initiated a takeoff roll without receiving explicit confirmation – a fatal decision.
Jacob Louis (Jaap) Veldhuyzen van Zanten (Lisse, 5 februari 1927 – San Cristóbal de La Laguna, 27 maart 1977) was de Nederlandse gezagvoerder van de KLM Boeing 747 met vliegtuigregistratie PH-BUF De Rijn, die verongelukte bij de vliegtuigramp van Tenerife op de Canarische Eilanden.
The KLM captain, Jacob Van Zanten, whose errant takeoff roll will soon kill nearly 600 people, including himself, is the airline’s top 747 instructor pilot and a KLM celebrity. If passengers recognize him, it’s because his confident, square-jawed visage stares out from KLM’s magazine ads.
Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was captain of the KLM Flight 4805 and died in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history.
Nov 6, 2021 · Captain Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten was a living legend at KLM, the face of the airline’s advertising campaign and the head of its Boeing 747 training program. These days, he spent...
Mar 27, 2009 · The KLM jumbo was under the command of Capt. Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, a seasoned pilot so popular and photogenic that the airline used him both in its marketing materials and as a de...
