Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy to Roberts International Airport, Monrovia, Liberia, originating in Beirut, Lebanon. On 5 March 1967, due to pilot error, the flight crashed during approach to Runway 04 of Roberts International Airport.[1] Of the 71 passengers and 19 crew on board, 50 passengers and the flight engineer perished. In addition, 5 people on the ground were also killed. The aircraft caught fire and was written off. This is the worst aviation accident in Liberia to this day.[2][3]
Varig Flight 837
A Varig Douglas DC-8-33, similar to the accident aircraft
Investigators determined the probable cause of the crash to be "The failure of the pilot-in-command to arrest in time the fast descent at a low altitude upon which he had erroneously decided, instead of executing a missed approach when he found himself too high over the locator beacon."[4]
^"Liberia accident history at Aviation Safety Network". Retrieved 28 August 2012.
^Germano da Silva, Carlos Ari César (2008). "Armadilha na aproximação". O rastro da bruxa: história da aviação comercial brasileira no século XX através dos seus acidentes 1928–1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 249–255. ISBN978-85-7430-760-2.
^"Accident description at Aviation Safety Network". Retrieved 14 January 2010.
External links
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varig, flight, flight, from, fiumicino, airport, rome, italy, roberts, international, airport, monrovia, liberia, originating, beirut, lebanon, march, 1967, pilot, error, flight, crashed, during, approach, runway, roberts, international, airport, passengers, c. Varig Flight 837 was a flight from Fiumicino Airport Rome Italy to Roberts International Airport Monrovia Liberia originating in Beirut Lebanon On 5 March 1967 due to pilot error the flight crashed during approach to Runway 04 of Roberts International Airport 1 Of the 71 passengers and 19 crew on board 50 passengers and the flight engineer perished In addition 5 people on the ground were also killed The aircraft caught fire and was written off This is the worst aviation accident in Liberia to this day 2 3 Varig Flight 837A Varig Douglas DC 8 33 similar to the accident aircraftAccidentDate5 March 1967 1967 03 05 SummaryControlled flight into terrain caused by pilot errorSiteMonrovia Liberia6 12 25 N 10 22 44 W 6 207 N 10 37897 W 6 207 10 37897 Coordinates 6 12 25 N 10 22 44 W 6 207 N 10 37897 W 6 207 10 37897Aircraft typeDouglas DC 8 33OperatorVarigRegistrationPP PEAFlight originFiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport IATA code FCO ICAO code LIRF Rome ItalyStopoverRoberts International Airport IATA code ROB ICAO code GLRB Monrovia LiberiaDestinationGaleao International Airport IATA code GIG ICAO code SBGL Rio de Janeiro BrazilPassengers71Crew19Fatalities56 5 ground fatalities Survivors39Investigators determined the probable cause of the crash to be The failure of the pilot in command to arrest in time the fast descent at a low altitude upon which he had erroneously decided instead of executing a missed approach when he found himself too high over the locator beacon 4 References Edit GI survives plane crash fatal to 56 Associated Press at The Telegraph Herald Dubuque Iowa 5 March 1967 p 15 Liberia accident history at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 28 August 2012 Germano da Silva Carlos Ari Cesar 2008 Armadilha na aproximacao O rastro da bruxa historia da aviacao comercial brasileira no seculo XX atraves dos seus acidentes 1928 1996 in Portuguese 2 ed Porto Alegre EDIPUCRS pp 249 255 ISBN 978 85 7430 760 2 Accident description at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 14 January 2010 External links EditVarig Airlines Flight 837 at Airdisaster com Usurped This article about an aviation accident is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varig Flight 837 amp oldid 1125831632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
