m .) ▁local ▁time . ▁As ▁the ▁plane ▁came ▁in ▁on ▁final ▁approach , ▁fog ▁started ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁and ▁blocked ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁run way , ▁and ▁the ▁approach ▁controller ▁informed ▁the ▁crew ▁that ▁visibility ▁was ▁below ▁minimal . ▁The ▁pilot ▁made ▁a ▁very ▁low ▁run ▁and ▁initi ated ▁a ▁go - around ▁and ▁made ▁another ▁approach ▁to ▁land . ▁He ▁got ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁run way , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁around ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   ft ▁( 3 0 5 ▁m ). ▁As ▁he ▁applied ▁full ▁power , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁struck ▁a ▁scra per , ▁a ▁tra ctor ▁and ▁a ▁min ivan ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁meters ▁( 1 6 4 ▁feet ) ▁from ▁the ▁run way ▁center line . ▁The ▁plane ▁was ▁dam aged ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁gain ▁alt itude , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁crash ▁in ▁the ▁Los ▁R ode os ▁g orge ▁besides ▁the ▁run way . ▁ ▁The ▁post - acc ident ▁investigation ▁fault ed ▁the ▁pilot ▁for ▁not ▁diver ting ▁to ▁Las ▁Pal mas . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Im ages ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁( 0 0 : 1 7 - ▁ 0 1 : 2 6 ) ▁. ▁NO DO ▁( a ) ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁May , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Spanish ▁film ▁national ▁arch ives . ▁ ▁Category : A viation ▁acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁in ▁ 1 9 6