| Date: | Thursday 11 June 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-341C |
| Owner/operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VJT |
| MSN: | 19322/561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT3D-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Panama City |
| Manaus-Eduardo Gomes International Airport, AM (MAO/SBEG) | |
| Investigating agency: | CENIPA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aquaplaned after touchdown at 148 knots. The Boeing struck runway edge lights, causing the right main gear to collapse.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
CENIPA
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Paris-Orly Airport (ORY); 07 June 1971
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2025 18:03 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
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