[2] After an engine failure, the pilot decided to return but misjudged the approach and stalled the aircraft.

[3] On 2 January, during the aircraft's penultimate flight to Abidjan, the fire alarm for the outer left (No.

Another airline, Air Afrique, which performed maintenance for Varig, inspected the engine and determined that it was a false alarm.

In the early morning hours of darkness on 3 January, the aircraft departed Port Bouet Airport in Abidjan.

The crew (possibly in an attempted to prevent asymmetric thrust) decided to delay extending the flaps and the landing gear until turning past the VHF omnidirectional range.

[9] While being interviewed by investigators, the professor said that more people had survived the initial impact but died of burns.