ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-323C PP-VLU Tokyo, Japan
ASN logo
 
 
Status:
Date:Tuesday 30 January 1979
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-323C
Operator:Varig
Registration: PP-VLU
MSN: 19235/519
First flight: 1966
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Missing
Aircraft fate: Presumed damaged beyond repair
Location:c 200km ENE off Tokyo, Japan (   Pacific Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Tokyo-Narita Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan
Destination airport:Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America
Flightnumber: 967
Narrative:
Varig flight 967 wen missing on the first leg of a cargo flight from Tokyo, Japan to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão International Airport, Brazil. Intermediate stops were planned at Los Angeles, USA and Lima, Peru.
The aircraft, carrying 153 paintings worth USD 1.24 mln., took off from Tokyo at 20:23 hours local time. Last contact with the flight was at 20:45 hours. The flight was then expected to have contacted ATC at 21:23, but no contact was established.

One of the flight crew members had survived an accident involving a Varig Boeing 707 at Paris, France on July 11, 1973. Just eleven of the 134 occupants survived that accident.

Classification:

Sources:
» Aviation Letter 148
» Voo PP-VLU da Varig - o retorno do comandante Gilberto


Photos

photo of Boeing-707-323C-PP-VLU
accident date: 30-01-1979
type: Boeing 707-323C
registration: PP-VLU
photo of Boeing-707-323C-PP-VLU
accident date: 30-01-1979
type: Boeing 707-323C
registration: PP-VLU
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
languages: languages

Share

Boeing 707

  • 858 built
  • 65th loss
  • 45th fatal accident
  • 27th worst accident (at the time)
  • 43rd worst accident (currently)
» safety profile

 Pacific Ocean
  • 59th worst accident (at the time)
  • 64th worst accident (currently)
» safety profile

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org