The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707-323C, construction number 19235, line number 519,[2] delivered new to American Airlines and registered N7562A on 31 August 1966. The aircraft was operated under its cargo subsidiary[3] before being sold to Varig Cargo on 28 March 1974 and re-registered as PP-VLU.[2] The jet was powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B engines.[4]
Flight crewedit
The flight crew consisted of Captain Gilberto Araújo da Silva, 55, First Officer Erni Peixoto Mylius, 45, Second Officers Antonio Brasileiro da Silva Neto, 39, Evan Braga Saunders, 37, and Flight Engineers José Severino Gusmão de Araújo, 42, and Nicola Exposito, 40.[5]
In 1973, Captain Araújo da Silva was the Captain of Varig Flight 820, a Boeing 707 carrying 134 people that crashed before it was due to land at Orly Airport in Paris, with the loss of 123 passengers and crew.[6] In 1979, at the time of disappearance, he had more than 23,000 hours logged.[5]
Disappearanceedit
On 30 January 1979, PP-VLU disappeared en route from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport while operating as Varig flight 967. Its ultimate destination was Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport.[5]
The flight took off at 20:23 from Narita International Airport. The last radio contact with the flight was at 20:45. The flight crew were expected to radio at 21:23, but they did not do so. Radio contact was lost about 200 km (120 mi) ENE of Tokyo.[7]
The cargo included 53 paintings by Manabu Mabe returning from an exhibition in Tokyo, valued at US$1.24 million. The wreckage, paintings, and bodies of the crew were never found.[8][7]
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^Ramalhoso, Wellington (3 November 2014). "Boeing da Varig desapareceu há 35 anos e jamais foi encontrado" [Varig Boeing disappeared 35 years ago and was never found]. UOL Notícias - Internacional (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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varig, flight, international, cargo, flight, from, narita, international, airport, japan, janeiro, galeão, international, airport, brazil, with, stopover, angeles, international, airport, united, states, january, 1979, boeing, 323c, serving, flight, disappeare. Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro Galeao 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 Varig Flight 967A Varig Cargo Boeing 707 300C similar to the one involved in the accidentIncidentDate30 January 1979SummaryDisappearance cause unknownSitePacific Ocean 200 km 110 nmi 120 mi ENE of Tokyo JapanAircraftAircraft typeBoeing 707 323COperatorVarigRegistrationPP VLU 1 Flight originNarita International Airport Tokyo JapanStopoverLos Angeles International Airport Los Angeles USDestinationRio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport Rio de Janeiro BrazilOccupants6Passengers0Crew6Missing6 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Aircraft 1 2 Flight crew 2 Disappearance 3 See also 3 1 Similar incidents 4 ReferencesBackground editAircraft edit The aircraft involved was a Boeing 707 323C construction number 19235 line number 519 2 delivered new to American Airlines and registered N7562A on 31 August 1966 The aircraft was operated under its cargo subsidiary 3 before being sold to Varig Cargo on 28 March 1974 and re registered as PP VLU 2 The jet was powered by four Pratt amp Whitney JT3D 3B engines 4 Flight crew edit The flight crew consisted of Captain Gilberto Araujo da Silva 55 First Officer Erni Peixoto Mylius 45 Second Officers Antonio Brasileiro da Silva Neto 39 Evan Braga Saunders 37 and Flight Engineers Jose Severino Gusmao de Araujo 42 and Nicola Exposito 40 5 In 1973 Captain Araujo da Silva was the Captain of Varig Flight 820 a Boeing 707 carrying 134 people that crashed before it was due to land at Orly Airport in Paris with the loss of 123 passengers and crew 6 In 1979 at the time of disappearance he had more than 23 000 hours logged 5 Disappearance editOn 30 January 1979 PP VLU disappeared en route from Narita International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport while operating as Varig flight 967 Its ultimate destination was Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport 5 The flight took off at 20 23 from Narita International Airport The last radio contact with the flight was at 20 45 The flight crew were expected to radio at 21 23 but they did not do so Radio contact was lost about 200 km 120 mi ENE of Tokyo 7 The cargo included 53 paintings by Manabu Mabe returning from an exhibition in Tokyo valued at US 1 24 million The wreckage paintings and bodies of the crew were never found 8 7 See also edit nbsp Brazil portal nbsp Aviation portal nbsp Modern history portal List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft List of missing aircraft Similar incidents edit 1948 Airborne Transport DC 3 DST disappearance 1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Douglas DC 4 disappearance 1953 Skyways Avro York disappearance BSAA Star Ariel disappearance BSAA Star Tiger disappearance Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Hawaii Clipper Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Flight 19References edit Boeing 707 323C Varig Cargo airliners net a b Aircraft construction amp line number airframes org Retrieved 27 December 2013 Aircraft data airframes org Retrieved 27 December 2013 Background description of the Boeing 707 family boeing com Archived from the original on 6 October 2013 Retrieved 27 December 2013 a b c Especial Gilberto Araujo Nascido para voar Special Gilberto Araujo Born to fly gilbertoaraujodasilva sertaopb com in Portuguese 16 August 2009 Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 Retrieved 27 December 2013 Flight RG 820 accident description aviation safety net Archived from the original on 26 June 2013 Retrieved 27 December 2013 a b Accident description Aviation Safety Network Archived from the original on 20 July 2013 Retrieved 15 July 2013 Ramalhoso Wellington 3 November 2014 Boeing da Varig desapareceu ha 35 anos e jamais foi encontrado Varig Boeing disappeared 35 years ago and was never found UOL Noticias Internacional in Portuguese Universo Online Retrieved 17 January 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varig Flight 967 amp oldid 1214863426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
