Douglas DC-8 crash, Mar 5, 1967 (56 killed), Monrovia-Rob...
Douglas DC-8 accident on March 5, 1967 near Monrovia-Roberts Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia with 56 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command failed...
- Date: March 5, 1967
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Monrovia-Roberts Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia
- Fatalities: 56
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command failed to arrest a fast descent at low altitude during the approach.
The VARIG DC 8 flew an instrument approach to runway 04 at Roberts airport in Monrovia and descended too fast at low altitude in fog. It struck the ground short of the runway, caught fire and was destroyed, killing all 56 people on board and on the ground.