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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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