Reading the transcript of the cockpit voice recorder for AF447 might be enough to put you off flying for a while.
The inexperienced co-pilot inadvertently did exactly what he needed to do to drop the A330 into the ocean. The senior pilot and co-pilot could have easily saved the plane but a lack of effective communication kept them from realizing what was happening until it was too late.

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This is the A330's first operational crash. The only previous one was during test flights.