Air France Flight 447

[Jim Eshelman]

June 1, 2009, 2:14:28 UT, Atlantic Ocean, 3N03'57" 30W33'42"

Flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, it stalled midair and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Likely cause of the stall was pitot tube obstruction by ice crystals causing the autopilot to disconnect, followed by crew errors while trying to recover.

The autopilot disengaged at 2:10:05 UT. After various interventions attempted by the crew, the flight data recording stopped at 2:14:28 UT, which is presumably the moment of impact. The plane, at that point, was traveling 123 mph and had been dropping 10,912 ft/min.

All 228 people aboard died. For the time and place of impact, Sun squared Asc 0°08' and Saturn squared MC 1°00'. As happens more often than not, the crew flew under a Mars line and crashed on that spot (also 08' from a Neptune line). The climax is symbolically sublime.

Year: Capsolar {+1}
Neptune sq. MC 0°08'
Moon-Venus op. 2°35' in mundo
Moon-Uranus op. 3°43'

Bridge {+2}
CapQ Moon-Saturn conj. 0°25'
t Saturn conj. Capsolar Moon 0°53'

Quarter: Arisolar (Dormant.) Moon-Mars 0°07', Moon-Uranus 0°38'.
Month: Caplunar (Dormant.)

Week: Canlunar {+2}
Mars on IC 0°43'
-- Mars-Uranus sq. 2°11' PVP
Venus sq. Asc 0°30'
Moon sq. MC 1°49'
-- Moon-Mars sq. 2°11'

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+2 / +2 = +3}
p Moon-Saturn conj. 0°25'
p Asc conj. t Pluto 1°42'
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t Saturn conj. s Moon 0°53'
t Mercury conj. s MC 0°09'
-- t Mercury sq. s Neptune 0°01'

Day: Cansolar Quotidian {+2}
p MC sq. s Saturn 1°02'