Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DCA09RA052

Aircraft #1

F-GZCP

AIRBUS A330

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 Information

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

Probable Cause and Findings

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Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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