Air France Flight 4590
E94320
Air France Flight 4590 was the Concorde supersonic passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris in 2000, killing all on board and effectively leading to the end of Concorde’s commercial service.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air disaster
ⓘ
aviation accident ⓘ commercial passenger flight ⓘ |
| aircraftAgeAtAccident | 25 years ⓘ |
| aircraftFirstFlightYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer |
Aérospatiale
ⓘ
British Aircraft Corporation ⓘ |
| aircraftModel |
Concorde (Air France)
ⓘ
surface form:
Concorde
|
| aircraftRegistration | F-BTSC ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Concorde (Air France)
ⓘ
surface form:
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde
|
| airline | Air France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
fuel-tank explosion accident
ⓘ
runway accident ⓘ takeoff accident ⓘ |
| cause |
runway debris strike
ⓘ
tire burst leading to fuel tank rupture and fire ⓘ |
| consequence |
retirement of Concorde from commercial service
ⓘ
suspension of Concorde services ⓘ |
| countryOfAccident | France ⓘ |
| crew | 9 ⓘ |
| date | 2000-07-25 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | John F. Kennedy International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatalities | 113 ⓘ |
| flightRoute | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport ⓘ |
| groundFatalities | 4 ⓘ |
| IATAFlightNumber | AF4590 ⓘ |
| ICAOFlightNumber |
AFR
ⓘ
surface form:
AFR4590
|
| impactOnAviation |
contributed to the end of commercial supersonic passenger service
ⓘ
led to safety modifications for Concorde fuel tanks ⓘ |
| impactSite | Hôtelissimo hotel in Gonesse ⓘ |
| investigatingAuthority |
Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
|
| locationOfAccident | Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France ⓘ |
| maximumCruisingSpeedOfType | Mach 2.04 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deadliest accident involving the Concorde
ⓘ
only fatal accident of a Concorde in commercial service ⓘ |
| occupants | 109 ⓘ |
| operatorFlightNumber | AF4590 ⓘ |
| originAirport | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Paris ⓘ |
| originCountry | France ⓘ |
| passengers | 100 ⓘ |
| relatedAircraftType | supersonic transport ⓘ |
| runwayOfTakeoff | Runway 26R at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport ⓘ |
| survivors | 0 ⓘ |
| takeoffPhase | takeoff ⓘ |
| timeOfAccidentLocal | 16:44 CEST ⓘ |
| year | 2000 ⓘ |
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