Concorde TYPE 1 F-BFVD
21 July 1979 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1979 at about 14:08 local time, a Concorde TYPE 1 registered F-BFVD, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 28 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Concorde TYPE 1
- Registration
- F-BFVD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air France
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Paris, France
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- C-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT MLG TIRE FAILED ON TKOF FOR UNDET RSNS.SCRAPS INJESTED INTO #2 ENG.CMPLT STALL AT FL270.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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