Chronology: The plane took off Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro at 7:30 p.m. local time (00:30 a.m. of Paris). Is expected in the Paris airport, Charles de Gaulle, at 11:15 a.m. Remained in permanent contact with the aircraft until 3 pm on Monday (Paris time) before the plane enters a zone of turbulence and severe storms, “according to Air France.
The last message sent automatically by the device to report a power outage was received at 4:14 pm.
The plane disappeared from radar screens. Shortly after 9 pm, having no news of the aircraft, Air France decided to declare a “state of crisis,” taking into account the situation was “very serious”.
People on board: 228, including passengers and crew. By the time reported that, 58 Brazilians, 26 Germans, one Argentine and 32 with dual citizenship.
Causes. Unknown causes of this disappearance. “The possibility of failure of the pilot is clearly ruled out,” said French Minister of Transport, Jean-Louis Borloo.
