page_title: Air France Flight 447
section_title: Search and recovery
hierarchical_section_title: Air France Flight 447 / Search and recovery
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Der Direktor der Einheit Luftsicherheit der Brasilianischen Luftstreitkräfte (diretor do Departamento de Controle do Espaço Aéreo), Brigadier Ramon Borges, berichtet Journalisten über die Suchaktion für das Wrack des abgestürten Airbus A330 des Fluges Air France 447 in der Nacht vom 31. Mai zum 1. Juni 2009, sh. de:Air-France-Flug 447. English: The Brigadier Ramon Borges Cardoso tells about the operation in search of the wreckage of the aircraft. Français&#160;: Le général de brigade Ramon Cardoso Borges parle de l'opération à la recherche de l'épave de l'avion. Português: O brigadeiro Ramon Borges Cardoso fala sobre a operação em busca dos destroços do avião.
context_page_description: Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, the Airbus A330 serving the flight stalled and did not recover, eventually crashing into the Atlantic Ocean at 02:14 UTC, killing all 228 passengers and crew.
  The Brazilian Navy removed the first major wreckage and two bodies from the sea within five days of the accident, but the initial investigation by France's Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile was hampered because the aircraft's flight recorders were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, nearly two years later.
  The BEA's final report, released at a news conference on 5 July 2012, concluded that the aircraft crashed after temporary inconsistencies between the airspeed measurements—likely due to the aircraft's pitot tubes being obstructed by ice crystals—caused the autopilot to disconnect, after which the crew reacted incorrectly and ultimately caused the aircraft to enter an aerodynamic stall, from which it did not recover. The accident is the deadliest in the history of Air France, as well as the deadliest aviation accident involving the Airbus A330.
caption: Brigadier Cardoso speaks to the media about the search for the crashed aircraft.
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