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VASP Flight 168 crashes in Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, killing 128 people.

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VASP Flight 168

1982 aviation accident in Brazil

VASP Flight 168, a Boeing 727-212 registered PP-SRK, was a scheduled passenger flight from São Paulo to Fortaleza, Brazil which, on June 8, 1982, crashed into a mountainside, while descending into Fortaleza, killing all 137 people on board.
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Pacatuba, Ceará

Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil

Pacatuba, Ceará is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.
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June 8

Day of the year

June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 206 days remain until the end of the year.
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