Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and fatigue
Site
Near Tallahassee International Airport, Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 727-232F
Operator
FedEx Express
IATA flight No.
FX1478
ICAO flight No.
FDX1478
Call sign
FEDEX 1478
Registration
N497FE
Flight origin
Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee
Destination
Tallahassee International Airport, Tallahassee, Florida
Occupants
3
Crew
3
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Survivors
3
FedEx Express Flight 1478 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport to Tallahassee International Airport. On July 26, 2002, the Boeing 727-232F aircraft flying this route crashed during landing at Tallahassee. All three flight crew members survived the accident with serious injuries, but the aircraft was destroyed.[1]
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