Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch airline pilot (born 1927)

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Dutch pilot (1927–1977)

Jacob Louis Veldhuyzen van Zanten was a Dutch aircraft captain and flight instructor. He was the captain of 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.