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1996 Air Africa crash

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1996 Air Africa crash

Summary

1996 Air Africa crash is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #265 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1996 Air Africa crash's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[3].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash is operated by Air Africa[4].
  • The location of 1996 Air Africa crash was Kinshasa[5].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash took place on January 8, 1996[6].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.32994444, 'lon': 15.31897222}[7].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash resulted in {'amount': '+298'} deaths[8].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash's destination point is recorded as Kahemba Airport[9].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[10].
  • 1996 Air Africa crash's vessel is recorded as Antonov An-32[11].

Body

When and Where

1996 Air Africa crash occurred on January 8, 1996[6]. It took place at Kinshasa[5].

Context

1996 Air Africa crash's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[3].

Outcome and Impact

1996 Air Africa crash resulted in {'amount': '+298'} deaths[8].

Why It Matters

1996 Air Africa crash draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #265 of 1,410).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of survivors → {'amount': '+5'}
    Vessel → Antonov An-32
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+298'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -4.32994444, 'lon': 15.31897222}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:سقوط ۱۹۹۶ ایر آفریقا]]"
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