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Boeing 747-400 (747-428)

B747-25602Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-GITF

OperatorAir France

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Boeing 747-400 (747-428) built in 1992 in Everett. Operated for Air France. Scrapped.

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New · 4 years · ≈ 16,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1992

Built inEverett, Washington (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN25602

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 747

Figures for the 747-400 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 67% the length of a football pitch

Length70.7 m232 ft

Wingspan64.4 m211 ft

Height19.4 m64 ft

Range13,446 km7,260 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed903 km/h488 ktMach 0.85

Service ceiling13,700 m44,948 ftIt flies above Everest (1.5 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight396,893 kg874,998 lb

Maximum payload217,879 kg480,340 lbIts 416 passengers with baggage would weigh about 41.6 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity416 passengersUp to 660 in a high-density layout

Endurance14 h 53 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1969 (57 years ago) · About 1,574 units built · Production ended in 2023

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1992

Built

Assembled by Boeing in Everett, Washington (USA).

Apr 7, 1992

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-GITF.

Sep 5, 1996

Accident at en ruta sobre Burkina Faso

On September 5, 1996, the Boeing 747-428 aircraft (registration F-GITF), operated by Air France, was involved in a fatal accident at en ruta sobre Burkina Faso, leaving 1 dead and 30 injured. Source: Air France.

What happened

This Boeing 747 was flying the Cape Town–Johannesburg–Paris route as flight AF437, with 206 passengers and 18 crew on board. At 00:22 UTC on 5 September 1996, while at 35,000 feet over Burkina Faso, it met severe turbulence. Thirty people were injured, nine of them seriously. One of the injured died on 22 September, more than two weeks after the flight. The aircraft suffered no structural damage and went on flying. It is the most eloquent reminder of why the seatbelt sign matters: the aircraft was intact and in normal cruise, and even so the air cost an occupant their life.

Source: Air France

Operators

1992-04-07

Air France

Registration F-GITF

In memoriam

This aircraft was involved in an accident with fatalities. Out of respect for those who lost their lives and for their families, this record does not enable the register of memories.

Gallery

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BibTeX

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Wikipedia

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