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{{short description|French athlete and airline pilot (1945-2000)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Christian Marty
| image = File:Christian Marty.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|11|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[15th arrondissement of Paris]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|07|25|1945|11|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Gonesse]], France
| death_cause = [[Air France Flight 4590|Aircraft crash]]
| other_names =
| occupation = Pilot, athlete
| known_for = Being the first person to windsurf across the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and as the captain of [[Air France Flight 4590]]
| spouse = 1
| children = 2
}}
'''Christian Henri Marty''' (12 November 1945 – 25 July 2000) was a French [[Aircraft pilot|pilot]] who served as the captain of [[Air France Flight 4590]]. Prior to the crash, Marty was an athlete in extreme sports.

== Athletic career ==
Marty specialized in long-distance windsurfing, as well as rally driving, cycling, skiing, and hang-gliding.<ref name="independent">{{Cite news |date=2009-04-18 |title=Pilot was one of few to have windsurfed across the Atlantic |language=en |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pilot-was-one-of-few-to-have-windsurfed-across-the-atlantic-707690.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130901115527/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pilot-was-one-of-few-to-have-windsurfed-across-the-atlantic-707690.html |archive-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> In 1980, Marty windsurfed from [[Nice]], France, to [[Calvi, Haute-Corse|Calvi]], Corsica, covering a distance of {{Convert|169|km|mi nmi|abbr=}}.<ref name="extreme sports">{{Cite book |last=Sagert |first=Kelly Boyer |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/244741483?oclcNum=244741483 |title=Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports |date=2008-12-30 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313344732 |language=en |access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref>

Equipped with a specially designed sailboard and accompanied by a supply boat,<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1987 |title=The Guinness Book of Records |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessbookofre0000unse_x6y3/page/164/mode/2up?q=dakar |access-date=November 12, 2023 |website=The Internet Archive |page=164 |publication-place=Enfield, United Kingdom}}</ref> he embarked from Dakar, Senegal on his first, though unsuccessful, attempt to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on 28 November 1981.<ref name="tainosgpe">{{Cite web |title=Atlantique: La Premiere Traversee! |trans-title=Atlantic: The First Cross! |url=http://www.tainosgpe.com/atlantique-la-premiere-traversee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124201/http://www.tainosgpe.com/atlantique-la-premiere-traversee |archive-date=9 February 2019 |access-date=2019-02-07 |website=www.tainosgpe.com |language=fr}}</ref> His second attempt, on 12 December 1981, was successful and he arrived in [[Kourou]], French Guiana, on 18 January 1982,<ref name="tribute">{{Cite web |date=2016-03-02 |title=A Tribute to Christian Marty |url=https://www.americanwindsurfer.com/articles/a-tribute-to-christian-marty/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231114065520/https://www.americanwindsurfer.com/articles/a-tribute-to-christian-marty/ |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=American Windsurfer}}</ref> making him the first person to cross the Atlantic on a sailboard. In total he covered a distance of {{Convert|4222|km|mi nmi|abbr=}} in nearly 38 days.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taelman |first=René |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/915311765 |title=Les 100 plus grands sportifs de tous les temps : De Jesse Owens à Lionel Messi |year=2015 |language=fr |trans-title=The 100 greatest athletes of all time: From Jesse Owens to Lionel Messi |oclc=915311765 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |via=WorldCat}}</ref>

== Aviation career ==
Marty obtained his pilot's license on 12 July 1967.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beaufey |first=Jean-Pierre |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/946646747?oclcNum=946646747 |title=Concorde : Sierra Charlie : vol AF 4590, mardi 25 juillet 2000 |year=2015 |language=fr |trans-title=Concorde: Sierra Charlie: flight AF 4590, Tuesday July 25, 2000 |oclc=946646747 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |via=WorldCat}}</ref> Two years later, in 1969, he earned his commercial pilot's license and began flying for the prestigious [[Air France]]. During his career, Marty was a pilot and flight instructor, operating a range of aircraft models including the [[Boeing 727]] and [[Boeing 737|737]], as well as the [[Airbus A300]], [[Airbus A320 family|A320]], and [[Airbus A340|A340]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Xavier |first=Massé |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/300409407?oclcNum=300409407 |title=Avion Concorde : de l'évocation en 1943 au dernier vol en 2003 |year=2004 |language=fr |trans-title=Concorde plane: from the mention in 1943 to the last flight in 2003 |oclc=300409407 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |via=WorldCat}}</ref>

He joined the elite ranks of pilots certified to fly [[Concorde]] airliners on 16 August 1999.<ref name="thefreelibrary">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Concorde+Disaster:+Hero+was+first+Frenchman+to+windsurf+Atlantic.-a063738606|title=Concorde Disaster: Hero was first Frenchman to windsurf Atlantic. |work=Free Online Library|date=2000-07-28 |access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref>

== Death ==
On 25 July 2000, Marty served as captain onboard [[Air France Flight 4590]], operating the route from Paris to New York City. Accompanied by first officer Jean Marcot and flight engineer Gilles Jardinaud, Marty commenced a routine taxi down the runway to takeoff. During the process, the aircraft's landing gear ran over a metal strip dropped by another aircraft. This damaged a tire, punctured the fuel tank and ignited an in-flight fire. The situation quickly escalated, causing the aircraft to lose control. It crashed into a hotel located in [[Gonesse]], near Charles de Gaulle Airport, claiming the lives of all 109 people onboard the aircraft as well as four additional individuals on the ground.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Aérospatiale / BAC Concorde 101 F-BTSC Gonesse |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20000725-0 |access-date=2019-09-21 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
*{{Cite book|last=Marty|first=Christian|title=L'atlantique À Mains Nues|date=3 October 1984|publisher=Hachette |isbn=2851083058|language=fr|trans-title=The Atlantic with bare hands}}

== References ==
{{reflist|3}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1350578/Pilot-had-surfed-to-fame.html Pilot had surfed to fame] – ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
* [http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2051215,00.html A Man at Home with Danger] – ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''
* [http://www.liberation.fr/evenement/2000/08/12/la-tragedie-du-vol-af-4590_334077 La tragédie du vol AF 4590.] [The tragedy of flight AF 4590] (in French) – ''[[Libération]]''
* [http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2000/luglio/27/pilota_del_Concorde_Non_riesco_co_0_0007271713.shtml Il pilota del Concorde: «Non riesco più a fermarlo»] [The Concorde pilot: "I can't stop him anymore"] (in Italian) – ''[[Corriere della Sera]]''
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