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Douglas MD-11 HBIWF

3 September 1998 · Nova Scotia, Canada · Fatal

Summary

On 3 September 1998 at about 01:30 local time, a Douglas MD-11 registered HBIWF, operated by Swissair, was involved in an accident near Nova Scotia, Canada. 229 people were on board and 229 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas MD-11
Registration
HBIWF
Operator
Swissair
Operating rule
Part 129: Foreign
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
NTSB number
DCA98RA085

People

229 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
229 229 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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