- Date
- June 1, 2009, 02:20 local (02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Atlantic, France
- Injuries
- 228 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- F-GZCPAirbus A330
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73941
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Probable cause
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Analysis
At approximately 0214 UTC Air France flight 447, an Airbus 330, 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
Factual narrative
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
Aircraft
- Registration
- F-GZCP
- Reported as
- Airbus A330 (203)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 660
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Air France
- Registered owner
- Air France
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Flight plan
- Unknown