What caused Air France Flight 447 crash?
No speculation, just facts Those following the crash of Air France Flight 447 have probably realized that speculation abounds about what may have caused the plane to break up just 14 minutes after the pilots had indicated that they were flying into dark clouds. It is still not clear that the Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean was going too fast or too slow. Any assertions about either, at this point, are speculation. Here’s what is publicly known about the technical situation on board the aircraft just before it went down: # The auto pilot was off, though it is not clear that the pilots switched it off. # French investigators have determined that “based on the analysis of the automatic messages broadcast by the plane, there are inconsistencies between the various speeds measured.
