1979 disappearance of a cargo flight leaving Tokyo for Rio de Janeiro
Varig Flight 967
A Varig Cargo Boeing 707-300C similar to the one involved in the accident
Incident
Date
30 January 1979
Summary
Disappearance; cause unknown
Site
Pacific Ocean, 200 km (110 nmi; 120 mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 707-323C
Operator
Varig
Registration
PP-VLU[1]
Flight origin
Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan
Stopover
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, US
Destination
Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupants
6
Passengers
0
Crew
6
Missing
6
Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport in Brazil, with a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport in the United States. On 30 January 1979, the Boeing 707-323C serving the flight disappeared while en route. Neither the aircraft nor its six crew members have ever been found.
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