Malaysian Airline System Flight 653

1977 aviation hijacking
Event aviation_accident Q1467946
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Malaysian Airline System Flight 653

Summary

Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is an aviation accident[1]. It draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #175 of 1,410).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is in the country of Malaysia[3].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's image is recorded as Tanjung Kupang Memorial Park.jpg[4].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's instance of is recorded as aircraft hijacking[6].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737-200[7].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's operator is recorded as Malaysia Airlines[8].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's location is recorded as Tanjung Kupang[9].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's Commons category is recorded as Malaysian Airline System Flight 653[10].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's point in time is recorded as +1977-12-04T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1.388745, 'lon': 103.531444}[12].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rt5q[13].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+100'}[14].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's number of participants is recorded as {'amount': '+93'}[15].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's number of participants is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[16].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[17].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's start point is recorded as Penang International Airport[18].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's destination point is recorded as Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport[19].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[20].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's Aviation Safety Network accident ID is recorded as 19771204-0[21].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's investigated by is recorded as Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia[22].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's vessel is recorded as Boeing 737[23].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's flight number is recorded as MAS653[24].
  • Malaysian Airline System Flight 653's flight number is recorded as MH653[25].

Why It Matters

Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 draws 375 Wikipedia views per month (aviation_accident category, ranking #175 of 1,410).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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