Air disaster

Air France Flight 4590

25 Jul 2000 · 48.99° N, 2.47° E

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When
25 Jul 2000
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
48.99° N, 2.47° E
Description
2000 plane crash of Concorde in Paris
Deaths
113
Cause
foreign object damage

Air France Flight 4590

2000 aviation accident in France

Air France Flight 4590 was an international charter flight from Paris to New York. On 25 July 2000, a Concorde passenger jet operating the flight crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four on the ground. It was the only fatal Concorde accident during its 27-year operational history.

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