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Gulf Air Flight 072 was a regularly-scheduled flight from Cairo to Bahrain . On 23 August 2000, the Airbus A320 serving the flight crashed into the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf 5 kilometers from the airport.〔()〕 All 143 on board the aircraft were killed. ==Accident== The A320 with 143 passengers and crew on board approached the landing at higher speeds than normal and carried out an unusual low altitude orbit in an attempt to correct the approach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Airbus A320 A40-EK accident record )〕 The orbit was unsuccessful and a go around was attempted. While carrying out a turning climb, the aircraft entered a descent at 15 degrees nose down. The aircrew did not respond to repeated GPWS warnings〔(【引用サイトリンク】 quote=4b. The analysis of FDR and CVR recordings indicated that neither the captain nor the first officer perceived, or effectively responded to, the threat of the aircraft's increasing proximity to the ground in spite of repeated hard GPWS warnings... )〕 and approximately one minute after starting the go-around the aircraft disappeared from radar screens.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 author=Bureau Enquetes-Accidents )〕 There were no survivors. There were 36 children on the aircraft.〔"(pe_03.html )." ''CBS News''. Retrieved on 9 June 2009.〕 The accident investigation concluded that the primary cause of the crash was pilot error (including spatial disorientation), with a secondary factor being systemic organizational and oversight issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 quote=The investigation showed that no single factor was responsible for the accident to GF-072. The accident was the result of a fatal combination of many contributory factors, both at the individual and systemic levels. )〕 Flight 072 was the highest death toll of any accident involving an Airbus A320 at that time. It was subsequently surpassed by TAM Airlines Flight 3054, which crashed on 17 July 2007 with 199 fatalities. After the accident Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa, the Emir of Bahrain, declared three days of national mourning.〔"(Bodies recovered from Gulf Air crash )." ''BBC''. 24 August 2000. Retrieved on 2 February 2009.〕 After the crash, the flight designator has been changed from GF072 to GF070. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gulf Air Flight 072」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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