The Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Brazil in 2009, has been shrouded in mystery. French investigators say the final report into the causes of the crash will be released in July, three years after the passenger jet went down and killed all 228 people onboard. "Nightline" investigates one of the worst aviation disasters in modern history.
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The Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Brazil in 2009, has been shrouded in mystery. French investigators say the final report into the causes of the crash will be released in July, three years after the passenger jet went down and killed all 228 people onboard. "Nightline" investigates one of the worst aviation disasters in modern history.Brazilian Air Force/Getty ImagesThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A French army air crewman aboard an Atlantic Model 2 aircraft, which took off from a French air base in Dakar, Senegal, scans the ocean of the presumed crash site of Air France Flight 447. France's accident investigation agency, or BEA, said in a statement that their final report on the accident will be released at a news conference on July 5, 2012.ECPAD/French Defense Minister/AP PhotoThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Brazilian Air Force Lt. Col. Henry Munhoz displays a graphic showing the search zone of the crashed Air France flight 447, in Recife, Brazil, June 11, 2009. A preliminary report released last July highlighted a chaotic cockpit scenario before the crash, with a confused crew getting incoherent speed-readings from faulty sensors.Roberto Candia/AP PhotoThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Crewmembers of the Brazilian Frigate Constituicao are shown recovering debris from Air France flight 447, June 7, 2009, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The previous report didn't draw a conclusion on whether pilot error, equipment failure or other unknown factors caused the crash.Brazil Navy Press Office/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A rescue team in Fernando de Noronha, northeastern Brazil, carries the body of one of the victims of the Air France crash, June 9, 2009.Tiago Queiroz/Agencia Estado via AP ImagesAir France Flight 447 Crash Revisited
Investigators of the BEA (the French bureau leading the crash investigation) inspect debris from the mid-Atlantic crash of Air France flight 447 on July 24, 2009 at the CEAT aeronautical laboratory in Toulouse, southern France.Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A technician works in the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) room on Norway's vessel Seabed Worker, taking part in the search operations to find the black boxes of Air France flight 447 on Recife's Harbour, Pernanbuco, March 25, 2010.Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
The flight data recorder from the 2009 Air France flight that went down in the mid-Atlantic is shown in a photo provided May 1, 2011.Johann Peschel/BEA/AP PhotoThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
An engine from the Air France Flight 447 Airbus A330-203 is shown in this undated photo provided April 4, 2011.BEAThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Wreckage from the Air France Flight 447 Airbus A330-203 is shown in this undated photo provided on April 4, 2011.BEAThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A landing gear from the Air France Flight 447 Airbus A330-203 is shown in this undated photo provided on April 4, 2011.BEAThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A landing gear from the Air France Flight 447 Airbus A330-203 is shown in this undated photo provided on April 4, 2011.BEAThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
A wing from the Air France Flight 447 Airbus A330-203 is shown in this undated photo provided on April 4, 2011.BEAThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
Brazilian newspapers reporting on the Air France Flight 447 that disappeared on June 1, 2009, over the Atlantic while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, are shown at a newsstand in Rio de Janeiro, June 2, 2009.Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Crash Of Air France Flight 447
The ship Ile de Sein, carrying bodies and aircraft parts from Air France Flight 447, arrives in the French port of Bayonne, southwestern France, June 16, 2011.Pierre Andrieu/AFP/Getty Images
