37 Years ago today: On 23 September 1983 a Gulf Air Boeing 737 crashed near Mino Jebel Ali following a bomb explosion on board, killing all 112 occupants.
Date: | Friday 23 September 1983 |
Time: | ca 15:30 |
Type: | Boeing 737-2P6 |
Operator: | Gulf Air |
Registration: | A4O-BK |
C/n / msn: | 21734/566 |
First flight: | 1979-04-04 (4 years 6 months) |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 107 / Occupants: 107 |
Total: | Fatalities: 112 / Occupants: 112 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Mino Jebel Ali ( |
Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan |
Destination airport: | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA), United Arab Emirates |
Flightnumber: | 771 |
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed after the crew had issued a brief distress message. It appeared that a bomb had exploded in the cargo compartment, causing a violent fire.