Pan Am Flight 73

airliner hijacking
Event aircraft_hijacking Q2907585
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Pan Am Flight 73

Summary

Pan Am Flight 73 is an aircraft hijacking[1]. It draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_hijacking category, ranking #13 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pan Am Flight 73 is in the country of Pakistan[3].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's instance of is recorded as aircraft hijacking[4].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[5].
  • Pan Am Flight 73 is operated by Pan Am[6].
  • The location of Pan Am Flight 73 was Jinnah International Airport[7].
  • Pan Am Flight 73 occurred on September 5, 1986[8].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 24.906666666667, 'lon': 67.160833333333}[9].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's has cause is recorded as aircraft hijacking[10].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's described at URL is recorded as https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/pan-am-flight-73-hijacking-karachi-pakistan-september-5-1986/[11].
  • Pan Am Flight 73 resulted in {'amount': '+43'} deaths[12].
  • Pan Am Flight 73 caused {'amount': '+120'} injuries[13].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's start point is recorded as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[14].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's destination point is recorded as John F. Kennedy International Airport[15].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+360'}[16].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's vessel is recorded as Boeing 747[17].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's via is recorded as Jinnah International Airport[18].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's via is recorded as Frankfurt Airport[19].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's flight number is recorded as PA73[20].
  • Pan Am Flight 73's perpetrator is recorded as Abu Nidal Organization[21].

Body

When and Where

Pan Am Flight 73 took place on September 5, 1986[8]. The location of it was Jinnah International Airport[7]. It is in the country of Pakistan[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include aircraft hijacking[4] and aviation accident[5].

Outcome and Impact

Pan Am Flight 73 resulted in {'amount': '+43'} deaths[12]. It caused {'amount': '+120'} injuries[13].

Why It Matters

Pan Am Flight 73 draws 254 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_hijacking category, ranking #13 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vessel Boeing 747
    Operator
    Location Jinnah International Airport
    Coordinate location {'lat': 24.906666666667, 'lon': 67.160833333333}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551395305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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