Air France A320 F-HBNJ
Five people were seriously injured when the A320 entered a developing convective cell. Late weather detection and incomplete injury communication shaped the consequences.
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Air France accidents and incidents
Air France appears in 4 of the incidents we cover, from 2000 to 2025. 4 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a complete history of the airline.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2025 | Air France A320 F-HBNJ | Airbus A320-214 | Descent to Ajaccio, near FL262 over the Mediterranean | Not stated | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 1 June 2009 | Air France Flight 447 | Airbus A330-203 | Atlantic Ocean, international waters near TASIL | 228 fatalities; no survivors | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 2 August 2005 | Air France Flight 358 | Airbus A340-313 | Runway 24L and the Etobicoke Creek ravine, Toronto Pearson, Ontario | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 25 July 2000 | Air France Flight 4590 | Concorde | Gonesse, France | 109 aboard and 4 on the ground killed | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Air France Flight 447
An airspeed inconsistency became a loss of control that the crew never recovered from.
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Air France Flight 358
A long touchdown in a Toronto thunderstorm left too little runway to stop. The A340 entered a ravine and burned; all 309 occupants escaped.
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Air France Flight 4590
A runway metal strip cut a tyre. BEA found that tyre-impact energy ruptured a fuel tank, producing a major fire and loss of thrust.
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