Swissair Flight 111

Summary

Swissair Flight 111 is an aviation accident^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.071% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,756 views/month, #1 of 1,410).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swissair Flight 111 is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Swissair Flight 111's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[4].
• Swissair Flight 111's item operated is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-11^[5].
• Swissair Flight 111 is operated by Swissair^[6].
• Swissair Flight 111 took place at Atlantic Ocean^[7].
• Swissair Flight 111's Commons category is recorded as Swissair Flight 111^[8].
• Swissair Flight 111's aircraft registration is recorded as HB-IWF^[9].
• Swissair Flight 111 took place on September 2, 1998^[10].
• Swissair Flight 111's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 44.409166666667, 'longitude': -63.973611111111}^[11].
• Swissair Flight 111's significant event is recorded as Swissair flight 111 inquiry^[12].
• Swissair Flight 111's has cause is recorded as conflagration^[13].
• Swissair Flight 111 resulted in {'amount': '+229'} deaths^[14].
• Swissair Flight 111's depicted by is recorded as Fire on Board^[15].
• Swissair Flight 111's depicted by is recorded as Fatal Flaw^[16].
• Swissair Flight 111's start point is recorded as John F. Kennedy International Airport^[17].
• Swissair Flight 111's destination point is recorded as Geneva International Airport^[18].
• Swissair Flight 111's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[19].
• Swissair Flight 111's vessel is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-11^[20].
• Swissair Flight 111's call sign is recorded as SWISSAIR 111^[21].
• Swissair Flight 111's flight number is recorded as SR111^[22].
• Swissair Flight 111's carries passengers or cargo is recorded as passenger^[23].

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When and Where

Swissair Flight 111 took place on September 2, 1998^[10]. It took place at Atlantic Ocean^[7]. It is in the country of Canada^[3].

Context

Swissair Flight 111's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[4].

Outcome and Impact

Swissair Flight 111 resulted in {'amount': '+229'} deaths^[14].

Why It Matters

Swissair Flight 111 ranks in the top 0.071% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,756 views/month, #1 of 1,410).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]