What the records say
- When
- 26 Jul 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 22.58° S, 43.22° W
- Description
- 1979 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 3
Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527
1979 aviation accident
Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527 was a Lufthansa Cargo flight scheduled to fly from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to Dakar, the capital of Senegal. On 26 July 1979, shortly after take-off in Rio, the Boeing 707 flew into a slope and crashed. All 3 crew members, consisting of the captain, the first officer, and a flight engineer died; there were no survivors.
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