Boeing 707 crash, Jan 3, 1987 (50 killed), Abidjan
Boeing 707 accident on January 3, 1987 near Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast with 50 fatalities. Cause: The crew shut down the No 1 engine and turned...
- Date: January 3, 1987
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast
- Fatalities: 50
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew shut down the No 1 engine and turned back, but the pilot misjudged the approach and the aircraft stalled.
A VARIG Boeing 707 making an emergency return to Abidjan crashed in the Ivory Coast on 3 January 1987 after an engine fire warning on the No 1 engine. Fifty of the 51 people aboard were killed, and one person survived.