24 Season
219 Episode
Mayday - Season 14 Episode 5 Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, the aircraft flies west and after some time is over a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Attempts to reach an alternative airport are unsuccessful, and the aircraft eventually runs out of fuel. The pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle where 13 people die.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Studio: Channel 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic
- Keyword: airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, crash landing, exploding airplane, plane crash, plane, planes, plane crashes, plane accidents
- Director: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot
- Cast: Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris