| - | 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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