On September 3, 1989, a Varig 737-200 is flying from Maraba to Belem when something goes terribly wrong. What caused this flight to crash in the Amazon?
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![VRG254 Map.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d7ef0a7a0bc9531307d12ff/1693179870165-ABHIK5VYKPB6EBG5Z3IQ/VRG254+Map.jpg)
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![VRG254 Wreckage 1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d7ef0a7a0bc9531307d12ff/1693179869054-TIKCTCVHFY21EOXAK0P6/VRG254+Wreckage+1.jpg)
![VRG254 Wreckage 3.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d7ef0a7a0bc9531307d12ff/1693179868146-3SQLG0VYHMSF568I1K61/VRG254+Wreckage+3.jpg)
![VRG254 Wreckage 2.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d7ef0a7a0bc9531307d12ff/1693179868893-UVGBR10S2DGVMS9SUKD5/VRG254+Wreckage+2.jpg)
![VRG254 Game.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d7ef0a7a0bc9531307d12ff/1693179867969-RY34QPOXTFO8QTF0ST3X/VRG254+Game.jpg)
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Photo Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varig_Flight_254
https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/lost-and-confused-the-crash-of-varig-flight-254-3f9a6c0e97c8
Research Sources:
“Vanishing Act.” Air Disasters, season 8, episode 3, The Smithsonian Channel, 28 Oct. 2016.