Gulf Air Flight 771
Gulf Air Flight 771 was a flight from Karachi, Pakistan, to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. On 23 September 1983, while the Boeing 737-2P6 was on approach to Abu Dhabi International Airport, a bomb planted by Palestinian nationalist militant group, Abu Nidal Organization, exploded in the baggage compartment. The plane crashed in the desert near Jebel Ali between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE. All five crew members and 107 passengers died. To date, it is the deadliest air disaster in the history of the United Arab Emirates along with Sterling Airways Flight 296 which also killed 112 in 1972.
A4O-BK, the aircraft involved in the bombing | |
| Bombing | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 September 1983 |
| Summary | Terrorist bombing inspired by Palestinian Nationalism |
| Site | Jebel Ali (near Abu Dhabi International Airport), United Arab Emirates |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2P6 |
| Operator | Gulf Air |
| Registration | A4O-BK |
| Flight origin | Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Destination | Abu Dhabi International Airport, United Arab Emirates |
| Occupants | 112 |
| Passengers | 107 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 112 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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