Boeing 707 crash, Nov 27, 1962 (97 killed), Lima-Callao-J...
Boeing 707 accident on November 27, 1962 near Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez Lima, Peru with 97 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft deviated, for reasons...
- Date: November 27, 1962
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez Lima, Peru
- Fatalities: 97
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft deviated, for reasons unknown, from the track prescribed for the ILS back course approach to Lima Callao and struck La Cruz Peak.
A VARIG Boeing 707 441 operating flight RG810 from Rio de Janeiro to Los Angeles with intermediate stops crashed into La Cruz Peak near Lima while descending toward Lima Callao. All 97 people aboard, 80 passengers and 17 crew, were killed.