What the records say
- When
- 13 Sep 1993
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 17.55° S, 149.61° W
- Description
- 1993 aviation accident in French Polynesia
Air France Flight 072 (1993)
1993 aviation accident in French Polynesia
On 12 September 1993, Air France Flight 072, a Boeing 747-428 flying from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France, to Faaʼa International Airport, Tahiti, French Polynesia, with a stopover in Los Angeles International Airport, California, United States, overran the runway and ended up in a lagoon at its destination. All 272 people on board survived, but four injuries occurred.
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