What the records say
- When
- 3 Sep 1989
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 10.44° S, 52.66° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Varig Flight 254.
Summary
Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest, near São José do Xingu, in Serra do Cachimbo. Of the 54 passengers and crew members, 12 died and many more sustained serious injuries.
Varig Flight 254
1989 aviation accident in Brazil
Varig Flight 254 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Belém, capital city of the state of Pará in the country's North Region. On 3 September 1989, the Boeing 737-200 operating this flight had several intermediate stopovers, the last being in Marabá, Pará.
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