Incident Overview
Date: Friday 23 September 1983
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2P6
Owner/operator: Gulf Air
Registration Number: A4O-BK
Location: Mino Jebel Ali –
ÿ United Arab Emirates
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 112 / Occupants: 112
Component Affected: Aircraft cargo compartmentAircraft cargo compartment
Category: Unlawful Interference
A commercial aircraft crashed following a distress message indicating a bomb explosion in the cargo compartment, resulting in a violent fire.A commercial aircraft crashed following a distress message indicating a bomb explosion in the cargo compartment, resulting in a violent fire.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Bomb explosion in the cargo compartment.Bomb explosion in the cargo compartment.Share on:
