Air France Flight 4590

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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.

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Air France Flight 4590 canonical 2
Concorde disaster of 2000 1

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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
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
destinationCity New York City
destinationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
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 Charles de Gaulle Airport
surface form: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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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Air France notableAccident Air France Flight 4590
F-BTSC usedOnFlight Air France Flight 4590
Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France notableFor Air France Flight 4590
subject surface form: Gonesse
this entity surface form: Concorde disaster of 2000