ČSA Flight 540

1975 plane crash of a CSA Il-62 near Damascus, Syria, killing 126
Event aircraft_crash Q12033079
ČSA Flight 540
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ČSA Flight 540

Summary

ČSA Flight 540 is an aircraft crash[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_crash category, ranking #65 of 172).[2]

Key Facts

  • ČSA Flight 540 is in the country of Syria[3].
  • ČSA Flight 540's image is recorded as Flight CSA 540.png[4].
  • ČSA Flight 540's instance of is recorded as aircraft crash[5].
  • ČSA Flight 540's item operated is recorded as Ilyushin Il-62[6].
  • ČSA Flight 540's operator is recorded as Czech Airlines[7].
  • ČSA Flight 540's location is recorded as Damascus[8].
  • ČSA Flight 540's location is recorded as Damascus International Airport[9].
  • ČSA Flight 540's Commons category is recorded as ČSA Flight 540[10].
  • ČSA Flight 540's point in time is recorded as +1975-08-20T00:00:00Z[11].
  • ČSA Flight 540's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.5194444, 'lon': 36.6694444}[12].
  • ČSA Flight 540's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0y4xr4w[13].
  • ČSA Flight 540's has cause is recorded as pilot error[14].
  • ČSA Flight 540's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+126'}[15].
  • ČSA Flight 540's number of participants is recorded as {'amount': '+128'}[16].
  • ČSA Flight 540's number of injured is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[17].
  • ČSA Flight 540's start point is recorded as Václav Havel Airport Prague[18].
  • ČSA Flight 540's start point is recorded as Czechoslovakia[19].
  • ČSA Flight 540's destination point is recorded as Damascus International Airport[20].
  • ČSA Flight 540's destination point is recorded as Mehrabad International Airport[21].
  • ČSA Flight 540's has immediate cause is recorded as controlled flight into terrain[22].
  • ČSA Flight 540's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[23].
  • ČSA Flight 540's Aviation Safety Network accident ID is recorded as 19750820-0[24].
  • ČSA Flight 540's vessel is recorded as Ilyushin Il-62[25].
  • ČSA Flight 540's via is recorded as Damascus International Airport[26].
  • ČSA Flight 540's via is recorded as Baghdad International Airport[27].

Why It Matters

ČSA Flight 540 draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_crash category, ranking #65 of 172).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Aviation Safety Network accident description 19750820-0. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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