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Operator

Varig

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Varig. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

Leaves out 2 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

Occurrences1211 accidents · 1 incidents · 11 mapped
Fatal occurrences11Fatality total known for 11 of 12
Reported fatalities398Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1949–19972 Aug 1949 – 14 Feb 1997

By year

Varig: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19491 occurrences in 1949, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).15
19572 occurrences in 1957, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).241
19621 occurrences in 1962, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).197
19631 occurrences in 1963, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).111
19671 occurrences in 1967, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).156
19732 occurrences in 1973, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).2125
19791 occurrences in 1979, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).00
19871 occurrences in 1987, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).150
19891 occurrences in 1989, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).112
19971 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1957 (2).11

Aircraft types

Varig: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boeing 70754272
Boeing 7372213
Curtiss C-462245
Douglas DC-31111
Douglas DC-81156
Lockheed L-1049111

Countries

Varig: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
BrazilBrazil: 6 occurrences, 50.0% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.50.0%671
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%11
FranceFrance: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%1123
Ivory CoastIvory Coast: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%150
JapanJapan: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%00
LiberiaLiberia: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%156
PeruPeru: 1 occurrences, 8.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Brazil, 6).8.3%197

Deadliest occurrences

Varig: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Varig Flight 82011 Jul 1973123Near Orly Airport, Orly, Paris, France1
Varig Flight 81027 Nov 19629725 kilometers Southeast of Lima Airport1
Varig Flight 8375 Mar 196756Roberts International Airport, Harbel, Liberia1
Varig Flight 7973 Jan 198750Akouré, Ivory Coast1
VARIG accident near Bagé7 Apr 195740Bagé Airport, Brazil1
Varig Flight 2543 Sept 198912Near São José do Xingu, Brazil1
1963 Douglas DC-3 PP-VBV accident1 Jul 196311Outskirts of Passo Fundo Airport, Rio Grande do Sul1
VARIG accident near Jaquirana2 Aug 19495near Jaquirana, Brazil1
1973 VARIG Boeing 707 accident near Rio de Janeiro9 Jun 19732Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, Brazil1
VARIG Flight 26514 Feb 19971Carajás Airport, Brazil2

All occurrences

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  1. VARIG Flight 265

    14 Feb 1997 · Carajás Airport, Brazil · 1 fatal

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  2. Varig Flight 254

    3 Sept 1989 · Near São José do Xingu, Brazil · 12 fatal

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  3. Varig Flight 797

    3 Jan 1987 · Akouré, Ivory Coast · 50 fatal

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  4. Varig Flight 967

    30 Jan 1979 · Pacific Ocean, 200 km ENE of Tokyo, Japan · not on the map

  5. Varig Flight 820

    11 Jul 1973 · Near Orly Airport, Orly, Paris, France · 123 fatal

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  6. 1973 VARIG Boeing 707 accident near Rio de Janeiro

    9 Jun 1973 · Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Airport, Brazil · 2 fatal

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  7. Varig Flight 837

    5 Mar 1967 · Roberts International Airport, Harbel, Liberia · 56 fatal

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  8. 1963 Douglas DC-3 PP-VBV accident

    1 Jul 1963 · Outskirts of Passo Fundo Airport, Rio Grande do Sul · 11 fatal

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  9. Varig Flight 810

    27 Nov 1962 · 25 kilometers Southeast of Lima Airport · 97 fatal

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  10. Varig Flight 850

    16 Aug 1957 · Atlantic Ocean, next to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 1 fatal

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  11. VARIG accident near Bagé

    7 Apr 1957 · Bagé Airport, Brazil · 40 fatal

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  12. VARIG accident near Jaquirana

    2 Aug 1949 · near Jaquirana, Brazil · 5 fatal

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