SR111

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SR111 was a Swissair international passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia in 1998, killing all 229 people on board.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation accident
commercial airline flight
accidentReportNumber TSB A98H0003
linked to: TSB
aircraftManufacturer McDonnell Douglas
aircraftName Vaud
linked to: VAUD
aircraftRegistration HB-IWF
aircraftType McDonnell Douglas MD-11
airline Swissair
alsoKnownAs Swissair 111
Swissair Flight 111
linked to: Swissair 111
arrivalCountry Switzerland
callsign Swissair 111
contributingFactor flammable metallized Mylar insulation blankets
wiring arcing above the cockpit ceiling
countryOfOperator Switzerland
crashSite Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia
crashSiteCountry Canada
crashSiteNearestCommunity Peggy's Cove
linked to: Peggys Cove
crashSiteProvince Nova Scotia
date 1998-09-02
departureCountry United States
destination Geneva Airport
destinationCity Geneva
destinationCountry Switzerland
fatalitiesLocation all occupants on board
flightCategory international passenger flight
flightNumber 111
flightRoute New York City to Geneva
IATAFlightNumber SR111
impactOutcome aircraft destroyed
impactType ocean impact
investigatingAgency Transportation Safety Board of Canada
memorialLocation Bayswater, Nova Scotia
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
linked to: Peggy’s Cove
month September
notableFor in-flight fire leading to loss of control
numberOfCrew 14
numberOfFatalities 229
numberOfPassengers 215
numberOfSurvivors 0
ocean Atlantic Ocean
origin John F. Kennedy International Airport
originCity New York City
originCountry United States
phaseOfFlightAtAccident en route
primaryCause in-flight fire in the aircraft's overhead area
totalOccupants 229
year 1998

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