West Caribbean Airways Flight 708

plane crash in 2005
Event aviation_accident Q2320123
West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
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Summary

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 is an aviation accident[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,339 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 is in the country of Venezuela[3].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 is operated by West Caribbean Airways[5].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 took place at Serranía de Perijá[6].
  • The location of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was Zulia[7].
  • The location of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 was Machiques[8].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's Commons category is recorded as West Caribbean Airways Flight 708[9].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:30[10].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's aircraft registration is recorded as HK-4374X[11].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 took place on August 16, 2005[12].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 10.0667, 'longitude': -72.55}[13].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's has cause is recorded as pilot error[14].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 resulted in {'amount': '+160'} deaths[15].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 involved {'amount': '+160'} participants[16].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's depicted by is recorded as The Plane That Flew Too High[17].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's start point is recorded as Tocumen International Airport[18].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's destination point is recorded as Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport[19].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's has immediate cause is recorded as stall[20].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[21].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's investigated by is recorded as Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil[22].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's investigated by is recorded as Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety[23].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's investigated by is recorded as National Transportation Safety Board[24].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's vessel is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 family[25].
  • West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's flight number is recorded as WCW708[26].

Body

When and Where

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 took place on August 16, 2005[12]. Recorded location include Serranía de Perijá[6], Zulia[7], and Machiques[8]. It is in the country of Venezuela[3].

Context

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708's instance of is recorded as aviation accident[4].

Participants

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 involved {'amount': '+160'} participants[16].

Outcome and Impact

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 resulted in {'amount': '+160'} deaths[15].

Why It Matters

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 ranks in the top 8% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,339 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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