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 NERFINISHED
aircraftManufacturer McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED
aircraftName Vaud NERFINISHED
aircraftRegistration HB-IWF NERFINISHED
aircraftType McDonnell Douglas MD-11 NERFINISHED
airline Swissair NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Swissair 111 NERFINISHED
Swissair Flight 111 NERFINISHED
arrivalCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
callsign Swissair 111 NERFINISHED
contributingFactor flammable metallized Mylar insulation blankets
wiring arcing above the cockpit ceiling
countryOfOperator Switzerland NERFINISHED
crashSite Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
crashSiteCountry Canada NERFINISHED
crashSiteNearestCommunity Peggy's Cove NERFINISHED
crashSiteProvince Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
date 1998-09-02
departureCountry United States NERFINISHED
destination Geneva Airport NERFINISHED
destinationCity Geneva NERFINISHED
destinationCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
fatalitiesLocation all occupants on board
flightCategory international passenger flight
flightNumber 111
flightRoute New York City to Geneva NERFINISHED
IATAFlightNumber SR111
impactOutcome aircraft destroyed
impactType ocean impact
investigatingAgency Transportation Safety Board of Canada NERFINISHED
memorialLocation Bayswater, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
originCity New York City NERFINISHED
originCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
phaseOfFlightAtAccident en route
primaryCause in-flight fire in the aircraft's overhead area
totalOccupants 229
year 1998

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