For the next several minutes , it should have been a pretty benign situation , but the flight crew made some inexplicable decisions and ultimately the plane crashed in the ocean . Final report on crash of Air France flight 447 concludes human factors to blame . Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris . Investigation focused on pilots reactions to instrument failure , autopilot switching off . Voss : Flying is safest way to travel , but more must be done to improve pilot safety .
Final report on crash of Air France flight 447 concludes human factors to blame . Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris . Investigation focused on pilots reactions to instrument failure , autopilot switching off . Voss : Flying is safest way to travel , but more must be done to improve pilot safety .