- 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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