| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 30, 1994 |
| Time: | 1741 |
| Location: | Toulouse-Blagnac, France |
| Operator: | Airbus Industrie |
| Flight #: | 129 |
| Route: | Toulouse - Toulouse |
| AC Type: | Airbus A330-321 |
| Registration: | F-WWKH |
| cn / ln: | 042 |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:4 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:4 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed after demonstrating a simulated engine failure on takeoff. Caused by a number of factors relating to the test and actions of the crew none of which singley would have caused the crash. Unexpected mode transition to altitude acquire mode during a simulated engine failure resulted in excessive pitch, loss of airspeed, and loss of control. Pitch attitude protection not provided in altitude acquire mode. |
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