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Air France Flight AF 447
Air France Flight 447 (AF447 or AFR447) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, the Airbus A330 serving the flight stalled and did not recover, eventually crashing into the Atlantic Ocean at 02:14 UTC, killing all 228 passengers and crew. The Brazilian Navy removed the first major wreckage and two bodies from the sea within five days of the accident, but the initial investigation by France's Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) was hampered because the aircraft's flight recorders were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, nearly two years later. The BEA's final report, released at a news conference on 5 July 2012, concluded that the aircraft crashed after temporary inconsistencies between the airspeed measurements—likely due to the aircraft's pitot tubes being obstructed by ice crystals—caused the autopilot to disconnect, after which the crew reacted incorrectly and ultimately caused the aircraft to enter an aerodynamic stall, from which it did not recover. The accident is the deadliest in the history of Air France, as well as the deadliest aviation accident involving the Airbus A330.
Air France Airbus A330-203 (F-GZCP) Taxiing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in 2007.
Disappearance |
Date | June 1, 2009; 11 years ago |
Summary | Entered high-altitude stall; impacted ocean |
Site | Atlantic Ocean near waypoint TASIL 3°03′57″N 30°33′42″W |
Aircraft |
Aircraft Type | Airbus A330-203 |
Airline | Air France |
IATA Flight Number | AF 447 |
ICAO Flight Number | AFR 447 |
Call Sign | AIRFRANS 447 |
Registration | F-GZCP |
Flight Origin | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) |
Destination | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) |
Occupants | 228 |
Passengers | 216 |
Crew | 12 |
Fatalities | 228 (All) |
Survivors | 0 |
I built the Airbus A330-203 in the Air France Livery in memory of Air France AF 447 that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009; 11 years ago. The accident is the deadliest in the history of Air France, as well as the deadliest aviation accident involving the Airbus A330.
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