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Survivor remembers deadliest aviation disaster in Tenerife

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the deadliest aviation disaster in history. It happened on the small Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa. Two jumbo jets, one American, collided in 1977. Jeff Glor spoke with a survivor of the crash and looked at how the factors that caused it are still relevant today.
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