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| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1987 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VMV |
| MSN: | 47843/335 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 209 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Brasilia -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft encountered severe turbulence during descent through FL300 causing serious injuries. DFDR registered plus 1.98 g to minus .56 g. the fasten seat belt sign was on.
Two crew and one passenger suffered serious injuries.
Sources:
ICAO
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2024 12:00 | ASN | Added |
| 04-Oct-2024 13:34 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
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