- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 03, 1987 |
Time: | 0145 |
Location: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Operator: | Varig |
Flight #: | 797 |
Route: | Abidjan - Rio de Janeiro |
AC Type: | Boeing B-707-379C |
Registration: | PP-VJK |
cn / ln: | 19822/726 |
Aboard: | 51 (passengers:39 crew:12) |
Fatalities: | 50 (passengers:38 crew:12) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed in the jungle while returning to Abidjan after taking off with the No. 1 engine on fire. |
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