Air France Flight 447

Summary

Air France Flight 447 is an aviation accident^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105,876 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Air France Flight 447's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[3].
• Air France Flight 447's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330-200^[4].
• Air France Flight 447 is operated by Air France^[5].
• Air France Flight 447 took place at Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Air France Flight 447's Commons category is recorded as Air France Flight 447^[7].
• Air France Flight 447's aircraft registration is recorded as F-GZCP^[8].
• Air France Flight 447 occurred on June 1, 2009^[9].
• Air France Flight 447's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 3.0658333333333, 'lon': -30.561666666667}^[10].
• Air France Flight 447's has cause is recorded as mechanical failure^[11].
• Air France Flight 447's has cause is recorded as pilot error^[12].
• Air France Flight 447's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Air France Flight 447^[13].
• Air France Flight 447 resulted in {'amount': '+228'} deaths^[14].
• Air France Flight 447 resulted in {'amount': '+216'} deaths^[15].
• Air France Flight 447 resulted in {'amount': '+12'} deaths^[16].
• Air France Flight 447's depicted by is recorded as Air France 447: Vanished^[17].
• Air France Flight 447's start point is recorded as Rio de Janeiro/Galeão – Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport^[18].
• Air France Flight 447's destination point is recorded as Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport^[19].
• Air France Flight 447's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[20].
• Air France Flight 447's investigated by is recorded as National Gendarmerie^[21].
• Air France Flight 447's investigated by is recorded as Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety^[22].
• Air France Flight 447's vessel is recorded as Airbus A330^[23].
• Air France Flight 447's flight number is recorded as AF447^[24].

Body

When and Where

Air France Flight 447 occurred on June 1, 2009^[9]. It took place at Atlantic Ocean^[6].

Context

Air France Flight 447's instance of is recorded as aviation accident^[3].

Outcome and Impact

Recorded number of deaths include {'amount': '+228'}^[14], {'amount': '+216'}^[15], and {'amount': '+12'}^[16].

Why It Matters

Air France Flight 447 ranks in the top 1% of aviation_accident entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105,876 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]