A Boeing 707 of Varig, similar to the one involved in the accident
Accident
Date
27 November 1962
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons
Site
25 kilometers Southeast of Lima Airport 12°7′20.3844″S76°56′24.5862″W / 12.122329000°S 76.940162833°W / -12.122329000; -76.940162833
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 707-441
Operator
Varig
Registration
PP-VJB
Flight origin
Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro
1st stopover
Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima
2nd stopover
El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá
3rd stopover
Tocumen International Airport, Panama City
Last stopover
Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City
Destination
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles
Passengers
80
Crew
17
Fatalities
97
Survivors
0
Varig Flight 810 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles with stopovers in Lima, Bogotá, Panama City, and Mexico City. On 27 November 1962 the Boeing 707-441 operating the route crashed into a mountain on approach to Lima, killing all 97 passengers and crew. At the time it was the deadliest aviation accident in Peru until being surpassed by LANSA Flight 502 in 1971 and later Faucett Perú Flight 251 in 1996.[1]
^Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-441 PP-VJB Lima-Callao International Airport (LIM)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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