When did the airport disaster which involved Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten as the captain happened?
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten (5 February 1927 – 27 March 1977) was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was the captain of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747 which was involved in the Tenerife airport disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history.
American Airlines Flight 331 On 22 December 2009, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800, operating American Airlines Flight 331 (Washington, D.C.–Miami–Kingston, Jamaica) and carrying 148 passengers and six crew, overran the runway on landing at Kingston in poor weather. The plane continued on the ground outside the airport perimeter and broke apart on the beach, causing injuries.