Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster
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The Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster was a 1972 Andes plane crash in which surviving passengers of a Uruguayan rugby team endured extreme conditions and resorted to cannibalism, becoming one of history’s most famous survival stories.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 | 2 |
| 1972 Andes plane crash | 1 |
| Andes flight disaster | 1 |
| Andes plane crash | 1 |
| Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash | 1 |
| Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster Context triple: [Society of the Snow, basedOn, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster]
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A.
Tarata bombing
The Tarata bombing was a devastating 1992 car bomb attack in Lima, Peru, that killed dozens of civilians and became one of the most infamous acts of violence during the country’s internal conflict.
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B.
El Calabozo massacre
The El Calabozo massacre was a 1982 atrocity during the Salvadoran Civil War in which the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the conflict’s most infamous human rights abuses.
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C.
Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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D.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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E.
Hama massacre of 1982
The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster Target entity description: The Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster was a 1972 Andes plane crash in which surviving passengers of a Uruguayan rugby team endured extreme conditions and resorted to cannibalism, becoming one of history’s most famous survival stories.
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A.
Tarata bombing
The Tarata bombing was a devastating 1992 car bomb attack in Lima, Peru, that killed dozens of civilians and became one of the most infamous acts of violence during the country’s internal conflict.
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B.
El Calabozo massacre
The El Calabozo massacre was a 1982 atrocity during the Salvadoran Civil War in which the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the conflict’s most infamous human rights abuses.
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C.
Mayaguez incident
The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.
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D.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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E.
Hama massacre of 1982
The Hama massacre of 1982 was a brutal and large-scale military crackdown by the Syrian government on an Islamist uprising in the city of Hama, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and widespread destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air disaster
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aviation accident ⓘ mountain aviation accident ⓘ survival incident ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer |
Fairchild Aircraft
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surface form:
Fairchild Hiller
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| aircraftRegistration | T-571 ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Fairchild F-27
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surface form:
Fairchild FH-227D
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster
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surface form:
Andes flight disaster
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster ⓘ
surface form:
Andes plane crash
Society of the Snow ⓘ
surface form:
Miracle of the Andes
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| cause |
controlled flight into terrain
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navigational error ⓘ pilot error ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Uruguay ⓘ |
| crewCount | 5 ⓘ |
| date | 1972-10-13 ⓘ |
| event | avalanche struck the wreckage on 1972-10-29 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 29 ⓘ |
| finalSurvivors | 16 ⓘ |
| flightNumber | 571 ⓘ |
| impact |
became a classic case study in survival psychology
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influenced aviation search-and-rescue procedures ⓘ sparked ethical debates about survival cannibalism ⓘ |
| initialSurvivors | 33 ⓘ |
| intendedDestinationAirport | Pudahuel Airport ⓘ |
| intendedDestinationCity | Santiago ⓘ |
| intendedDestinationCountry | Chile ⓘ |
| involvedGroup | Old Christians Club rugby team ⓘ |
| keySurvivor |
Carlitos Páez
NERFINISHED
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Fernando Parrado ⓘ Nando Parrado ⓘ Roberto Canessa ⓘ |
| location |
Andes
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surface form:
Andes Mountains
border region between Argentina and Chile ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Andes ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
one of history’s most famous survival stories
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survivors resorted to cannibalism ⓘ |
| onboardPassengers | 45 ⓘ |
| operator | Uruguayan Air Force ⓘ |
| originAirport | Carrasco International Airport ⓘ |
| originCity | Montevideo ⓘ |
| passengerType |
friends and family of players
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rugby players ⓘ |
| rescueDate |
1972-12-20
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1972-12-22 ⓘ |
| rescuedBy | Chilean arriero Sergio Catalán ⓘ |
| result | wreckage remained on glacier ⓘ |
| searchOperation | initial search called off after 10 days ⓘ |
| stopoverAirport |
Mendoza International Airport
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surface form:
Mendoza Airport
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| stopoverCity | Mendoza ⓘ |
| stopoverCountry | Argentina ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
book "Alive" by Piers Paul Read
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documentaries about survival and cannibalism ⓘ film "Alive" (1993) ⓘ Society of the Snow ⓘ
surface form:
film "Society of the Snow" (2023)
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| survivalDurationDays | 72 ⓘ |
| trekForHelpDistanceKm | about 60 ⓘ |
| trekForHelpDurationDays | 10 ⓘ |
| weatherCondition |
cloudy
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turbulence ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
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Subject: Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster Description of subject: The Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 disaster was a 1972 Andes plane crash in which surviving passengers of a Uruguayan rugby team endured extreme conditions and resorted to cannibalism, becoming one of history’s most famous survival stories.
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