Aeroperú Flight 603

airplane crash in Pacific Ocean in October 1996 en route to Chile
Event aviation_accident Q381615
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Aeroperú Flight 603

Summary

Aeroperú Flight 603 is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 3,254 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #209 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aeroperú Flight 603 is in the country of Peru[3].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603 is operated by Aeroperu[5].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603 took place at South Pacific Ocean[6].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's Commons category is recorded as Aeroperú Flight 603[7].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's aircraft registration is recorded as N52AW[8].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603 took place on October 2, 1996[9].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -12.033333333333, 'longitude': -77.5}[10].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's has cause is recorded as controlled flight into terrain[11].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603 resulted in {'amount': '+70'} deaths[12].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's depicted by is recorded as Flying Blind[13].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's depicted by is recorded as Who's Flying the Plane?[14].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's start point is recorded as Jorge Chávez International Airport[15].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's start point is recorded as Miami International Airport[16].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's start point is recorded as Florida[17].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's destination point is recorded as Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport[18].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[19].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's vessel is recorded as Boeing 757[20].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's via is recorded as Jorge Chávez International Airport[21].
  • Aeroperú Flight 603's via is recorded as Lima[22].

Body

When and Where

Aeroperú Flight 603 occurred on October 2, 1996[9]. The location of it was South Pacific Ocean[6]. It is in the country of Peru[3].

Context

Aeroperú Flight 603's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Outcome and Impact

Aeroperú Flight 603 resulted in {'amount': '+70'} deaths[12].

Why It Matters

Aeroperú Flight 603 draws 3,254 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #209 of 1,410).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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