Gulf Air Flight 072

aviation accident in Bahrain on 23 Aug. 2000
Event controlled_flight_into_terrain Q3271379
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Gulf Air Flight 072

Summary

Gulf Air Flight 072 is a controlled flight into terrain[1]. It draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (controlled_flight_into_terrain category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gulf Air Flight 072's instance of is recorded as controlled flight into terrain[3].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320-212[5].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's operator is recorded as Gulf Air[6].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's location is recorded as Persian Gulf[7].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's Commons category is recorded as Gulf Air Flight 072[8].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's aircraft registration is recorded as A4O-EK[9].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's point in time is recorded as +2000-08-23T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.28888889, 'lon': 50.63333333}[11].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09xv6m[12].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+143'}[13].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's start point is recorded as Cairo International Airport[14].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's destination point is recorded as Bahrain International Airport[15].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[16].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's Aviation Safety Network accident ID is recorded as 20000823-0[17].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's vessel is recorded as Airbus A320[18].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's flight number is recorded as GF072[19].
  • Gulf Air Flight 072's flight number is recorded as GFA072[20].

Why It Matters

Gulf Air Flight 072 draws 201 Wikipedia views per month (controlled_flight_into_terrain category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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