Case file · Anomaly hotspot
Air France 447 lost over the Atlantic
On 1 June 2009 Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris vanished over the equatorial Atlantic with 228 people; for two years the cause was unknown and theories multiplied.
2009 CE · 2.98, -30.59 · status: explained
The account
The flight recorders were recovered from nearly 4,000 m in May 2011.
The sceptical view
The French investigation found that iced-over speed sensors confused the crew, who stalled the aircraft into the sea.