Roberts International Airport - Accidents and Incidents

Accidents and Incidents

  • On 5 March 1967: Varig flight 837, a Douglas DC-8-33 registration PP-PEA flying from Rome-Fiumicino to Rio de Janeiro-Galeão via Roberts International Airport, caught fire after a mistaken approach to Monrovia, missing the threshold of the runway by 6,023 ft. Of the 90 passengers and crew aboard, 51 died.
  • On 19 April 1975, Douglas C-47A EL-AAB of Air Liberia was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. All 25 people on board survived.

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