Incident | |
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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 |
IATA flight No. | RG967 |
ICAO flight No. | VRG967 |
Call sign | VARIG 967 |
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 |
Survivors | 0 (presumed) |
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.