Accident Details
Date
Monday, June 1, 2009
NTSB Number
DCA09RA052
Location
Atlantic, France
Event ID
20090601X72555
Coordinates
2.980000, -30.590000
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
228
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
228
Probable Cause and Findings
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Aircraft Information
Registration
F-GZCP
Make
AIRBUS
Serial Number
660
Engine Type
Turbo-jet
Analysis
At approximately 0220 UTC Air France flight 447, an Airbus A330, registration F-GZCP, en route from Rio de Janerio, Brazil to Paris, France lost contact with ATC over the Atlantic Ocean. Automatic maintenance messages were recieved, and some wreckage has been recovered. Strong convective weather was in the vicinity. The investigation is being led by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) The US NTSB is participating as the State of Manufacture of the General Electric engines.
For information see http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol.af.447/vol.af.447.php
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DCA09RA052