Bijlmer disaster
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The Bijlmer disaster was a 1992 aviation accident in Amsterdam in which an El Al cargo plane crashed into apartment buildings in the Bijlmermeer neighborhood, causing dozens of deaths and widespread destruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bijlmer disaster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13111370 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bijlmer disaster Context triple: [Bijlmermeer, significantEvent, Bijlmer disaster]
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A.
Enschede fireworks disaster
The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic 2000 explosion at a fireworks depot in the Dutch city of Enschede that killed dozens, injured hundreds, and destroyed an entire neighborhood.
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B.
Delft gunpowder explosion
The Delft gunpowder explosion was a devastating 1654 blast in the Dutch city of Delft that destroyed much of the town and killed numerous residents, including painter Carel Fabritius.
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C.
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a 1989 human crush tragedy at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield that killed 97 Liverpool supporters and led to major reforms in English football stadium safety and policing.
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D.
Tallinn disaster
The Tallinn disaster refers to the catastrophic Soviet naval evacuation from Tallinn in August 1941 during World War II, in which numerous ships were sunk and thousands of people were killed by German and Finnish forces in the Baltic Sea.
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E.
Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster was a 1985 football tragedy in Brussels, where crowd violence and a stadium wall collapse before the European Cup final led to 39 deaths and prompted a long ban on English clubs from European competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bijlmer disaster Target entity description: The Bijlmer disaster was a 1992 aviation accident in Amsterdam in which an El Al cargo plane crashed into apartment buildings in the Bijlmermeer neighborhood, causing dozens of deaths and widespread destruction.
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A.
Enschede fireworks disaster
The Enschede fireworks disaster was a catastrophic 2000 explosion at a fireworks depot in the Dutch city of Enschede that killed dozens, injured hundreds, and destroyed an entire neighborhood.
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B.
Delft gunpowder explosion
The Delft gunpowder explosion was a devastating 1654 blast in the Dutch city of Delft that destroyed much of the town and killed numerous residents, including painter Carel Fabritius.
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C.
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a 1989 human crush tragedy at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield that killed 97 Liverpool supporters and led to major reforms in English football stadium safety and policing.
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D.
Tallinn disaster
The Tallinn disaster refers to the catastrophic Soviet naval evacuation from Tallinn in August 1941 during World War II, in which numerous ships were sunk and thousands of people were killed by German and Finnish forces in the Baltic Sea.
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E.
Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster was a 1985 football tragedy in Brussels, where crowd violence and a stadium wall collapse before the European Cup final led to 39 deaths and prompted a long ban on English clubs from European competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft crash
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aviation accident ⓘ disaster ⓘ |
| aircraftModel | Boeing 747-200F ⓘ |
| aircraftRegistration | 4X-AXG ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Boeing 747-258F
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 747 freighter
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| airline |
El Al Israel Airlines
ⓘ
linked to:
El Al
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Bijlmerramp
ⓘ
El Al Flight 1862 crash ⓘ |
| category |
1992 in the Netherlands
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1992 ⓘ Aviation accidents and incidents in the Netherlands ⓘ History of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| cause |
separation of two engines from right wing
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structural failure of engine pylon ⓘ |
| city | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| consequence |
evacuation of surrounding area
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major fire in residential buildings ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryAffected | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crewOnboard | 3 ⓘ |
| damage | destruction of sections of two high-rise apartment buildings ⓘ |
| date | 1992-10-04 ⓘ |
| day | 4 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport |
Ben Gurion International Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben-Gurion Airport
|
| fatalitiesOnboard | 4 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesOnGround | 39 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesTotal | 43 ⓘ |
| flightNumber |
El Al Flight 1862
ⓘ
linked to:
El Al Flight 1862 crash
|
| impactSite |
Groeneveen apartment building
ⓘ
Kruitberg apartment building ⓘ
linked to:
Groeneveen apartment building
|
| investigatingAuthority |
Dutch Aviation Safety Board
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Safety Board
|
| location | Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam, Netherlands ⓘ |
| memorial | The Tree That Saw Everything ⓘ |
| memorialLocation |
Bijlmermeer, Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Bijlmermeer
|
| month | October ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Bijlmermeer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversy over hazardous cargo and health effects
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one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| operator | El Al ⓘ |
| originAirport | John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ |
| passengersOnboard | 1 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
El Al Flight 1862
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linked to:
El Al Flight 1862 crash
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| stopoverAirport |
Schiphol Airport
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
|
| survivorsOnboard | 0 ⓘ |
| time | around 18:35 local time ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| typeOfAccident | uncontrolled descent into residential area ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bijlmer disaster Description of subject: The Bijlmer disaster was a 1992 aviation accident in Amsterdam in which an El Al cargo plane crashed into apartment buildings in the Bijlmermeer neighborhood, causing dozens of deaths and widespread destruction.
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