Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupants
51
Passengers
39
Crew
12
Fatalities
50
Injuries
1
Survivors
1 (initially 3, one passenger died hours after, one passenger died four days later)
Varig Flight 797 was a flight from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On 3 January 1987, the Boeing 707-320C crashed while landing, killing all 12 crew members and 38 of the 39 passengers.[2] After an engine failure, the pilot decided to return but misjudged the approach and stalled the aircraft. It crashed onto a rubber plantation in the midst of the jungle, 18 kilometres (11 mi; 9.7 nmi) from the airport at a speed of 400 kilometres per hour (220 kn; 250 mph). Many passengers who survived the initial crash perished in the fire that followed.
^"Registro Aeronáutico Brasileiro (PP-VJK)". Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil.
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plane to crash, killing 63 of the 106 people on board. January 3 – VarigFlight797, a Boeing 707, crashes near Abidjan because of engine failure. Out...
146 bodies were recovered, and 103 of those bodies were identified. VarigFlight797 crashed into the jungle near Abidjan after engine failure on 3 January...
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survived, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. 1987 January 3: VarigFlight797, a 707-379C, crashed when making a return to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...
occupants (3 crew, 3 passengers) were killed. Following the crash landing of VarigFlight 820 -- due to a fire possibly caused by a lit cigarette thrown into a...
Assembly, comes into force. 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated. 1987 – VarigFlight797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. 1990...
after a fire breaks out there late on December 31, 1986. January 3 – VarigFlight797, a Boeing 707-379C, develops engine trouble after departing Abidjan...
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have been linked to fires in or near lavatories, such as VarigFlight 820 and Air Canada Flight797 in 1973 and 1983, respectively. If the toilet's fire extinguishing...
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