Accident description
| Status: | |
| Date: | 03 JAN 1987 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-379C |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VJK |
| C/n / msn: | 19822/726 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 51 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) NE of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ/DIAP), Cote d'Ivoire |
| Rio de Janeiro (unknown airport), RJ, Brazil | |
| Flightnumber: | 797 |
The aircraft crashed into the jungle while returning to the Abidjan following problems with the no. 1 engine.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 243
Statistics
98th loss of a Boeing 707
23rd worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (at the time)
26th worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (currently)
The worst accident in Cote d'Ivoire (at the time)
2nd worst accident in Cote d'Ivoire (currently) » figures explained
23rd worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (at the time)
26th worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (currently)
The worst accident in Cote d'Ivoire (at the time)
2nd worst accident in Cote d'Ivoire (currently) » figures explained
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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.






