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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212)

A320-481Written off

RegistrationOMA4O-EK

OperatorGulf Air

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Airbus A320-200 (A320-212) built in 1994. Operated for Gulf Air.

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Nearly new · 6 years · ≈ 19,800 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× 2 x CFMI CFM56-5A3

Seats129 (F12 · C15 · Y102)

First flight1994

Country of registrationOmán

MSN481

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Airbus A320

Figures for the A320-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length37.6 m123 ft

Wingspan35.8 m117 ft

Height11.8 m39 ft

Range6,204 km3,350 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed828 km/h447 ktMach 0.78

Service ceiling12,131 m39,800 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight78,000 kg171,960 lb

Maximum payload35,400 kg78,044 lbIts 150 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity150 passengersUp to 195 in a high-density layout

Endurance7 h 30 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 6,204 km range, from Manama it could fly non-stop as far as:

PEKBeijing6,186 km LOSLagos5,461 km BKKBangkok5,386 km MADMadrid5,189 km LHRLondon5,094 km

Beyond its rangeJNBJohannesburg6,302 km

The type first flew in 1987 (39 years ago) · About 7,000 units built · Still in production

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Seating layout

12First

15Business

102Economy

129 seats in total

Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1994–2000Gulf Air network of its single-aisle aircraft

Base

BAHManama

Main destinations

LCALarnaca ADDAddis Ababa AMMAmman ATHSpata-Artemida AUHAbu Dhabi BEYBeirut BGWBaghdad BOMMumbai CAICairo CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)COKKochi

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1994

Built

Assembled by Airbus.

Sep 29, 1994

Delivered to Gulf Air

Delivered to Gulf Air as A4O-EK.

Aug 23, 2000

Accident at Persian Gulf, off Manama

On August 23, 2000, the A320-212 aircraft (registration A4O-EK), operated by Gulf Air, was involved in a fatal accident at Persian Gulf, off Manama (Bahrain), leaving 143 dead. Source: Gulf Air.

What happened

The A320 arriving from Cairo came into the Bahrain approach too fast, began a go-around at night over the sea and, with no visible horizon, the captain pushed the nose down until the aircraft struck the water. All 143 people on board died. The investigation described a classic case of spatial disorientation and an airline that had not trained the manoeuvre.

Source: Gulf Air

Operators

1994-09-29

Gulf Air

Registration A4O-EK

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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