228 : On June 1 , 2009 , an Airbus A330-203 , Air France Flight 447 , carrying 216 passengers and 12 crew , was en route from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Paris , France , when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean . The aircraft 's flight recorders were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011 , and the final investigative report was released in July 2012 . It determined that the disaster was likely due to the aircraft 's pitot tubes being obstructed by ice crystals , causing the autopilot to disconnect . The crew reacted incorrectly , leading to an aerodynamic stall from which the jet did not recover
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447
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