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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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01JUN2009 at 0014LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Operator
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Registration
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F-GZCP
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Location
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Off Fernando de Noronha
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Flight number
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Schedule
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Rio de Janeiro - Paris
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Construction number
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660
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Year of manufacture
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2005
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Crew on board
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12
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Pax on board
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216
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Crew fatalities
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12
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Pax fatalities
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216
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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228
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Circumstances |
En route, while cruising at 35,000 feet north of Fernando de Noronha island located 365 km northeast from Brazilian coast, the aircraft encountered bad weather conditions. In a time laps of 45 minutes, the aircraft probably encountered simultaneously strong turbulences, ice and lightning. First, it seems that the autopilot failed (volontaraly or not), some navigation instruments also failed and eventually, the vertical cabin pressure failed. The crew lost control and the aircraft dove into the sea. It is not known yet if the aircraft desintegrated during descent or at impact. All 228 occupants were killed. To date, this crash is the most terrible in Air France history. |
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Final Report |
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