AF might have (had) some culture issues that could in some circumstances make accidents more likely *but* I would say you take a bigger risk every time you step on board of some regional airline's "express" flight in the U.S..

The shortcomings of those operators aren't exactly secret, yet people feel 'safe' because it's just a short flight even though the most accident-prone times are arrival and departure - and even a EWR-DCA flight needs to take off and land.