The Pitot tube iced up which resulted in auto pilot putting the plane into a dive to regain airspeed. The pilot can feel that he has speed and shuts off the auto pilot, then pulls back on the yoke to slow the plane and stalls the plane sending it into a flat spin from which there is no recovery with limited gauges.
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Air France 447 originated from Rio De Janeiro on a flight to Paris
the Atlantic ocean no survivors
Only one. Air France Flight 447. June 1 2009
June 1, 2009
On June 01, 2009, Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France went missing over the Atlantic Ocean about 570 miles northeast of Natal, Brazil. The aircraft was believed to have passed through a thunderstorm when an automated message was received indicating a failure of the electrical system. All 228 passengers and crew were lost.
Air France 447 was an Airbus A330-200 aircraft. For more info, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447 -Robin Richard
Battle of the Utus happened in 447.
An airbus a330-300
Pinger beacon: a device that sends out a signal to show its position on a monitoring device designed for it. The recently lost Air France Flight 447 and most aircraft have one aboard (see link)
447 = 547 - 100
447 is CDXLVII