Airbus AIRBUS A330 F-GZCB

Summary

On 13 April 2011 at about 18:55 local time, a Airbus AIRBUS A330 registered F-GZCB, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident near Caracas, Venezuela. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 April 2011 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Caracas, Venezuela

Nearest airport

Simon Bolivar IAP (CCS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus AIRBUS A330

Registration

F-GZCB

Operator

Air France

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paris → Caracas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA11WA079

Injuries not recorded.

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

On April 13, 2011, about 1855 UTC, an Airbus A330-200, F-GZCB, experienced a hard landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport (CCS), Caracas, Venezuela. No injuries occurred. The flight was registered to and operated by Air France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which originated at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), Paris, France. The investigation has been delegated to the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile(BEA) by the government of Venezuela. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA investigation as the state of manufacture of system equiment on the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the BEA at: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France Website: http://www.bea-fr.org

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.