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VASP Flight 141

1964 aviation accident in Brazil

On 4 September 1964, VASP Flight 141, a Vickers 701C Viscount, was operating a domestic passenger service between Recife, Brazil, to São Paulo, Brazil, with two stopovers. During the second flight of the day, the aircraft impacted mountainous terrain, killing all 39 occupants on board.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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VASP Vickers Viscount 827 Volpati-1
Photo: Christian Volpati, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons3

On 4 September 1964, VASP Flight 141, a Vickers 701C Viscount, was operating a domestic passenger service between Recife, Brazil, to São Paulo, Brazil, with two stopovers. During the second flight of the day, the aircraft impacted mountainous terrain, killing all 39 occupants on board.2

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