It is March 27, 1977.
PanAm flight 1736 is on its way to Gran Canaria, Spain, from Los Angeles. There
are 380 passengers and 16 crew members and the plane is a Boeing 747, the first
ever to enter service. The captain of the flight is Victor Grubbs.
Ahead of flight 1736 there is KLM flight 4805 flying from Amsterdam to Gran Canaria. There are 235 people on board. The captain is Jacob van Zanten.