NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE
FEDEX ACCIDENT IN MEMPHIS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board
has launched a team of investigators to begin an inquiry
into the accident today involving a FedEx widebody cargo
jetliner in Memphis, Tennessee.
Preliminary information is that at approximately 12:30
p.m. Central Standard Time, the right main landing gear of
the FedEx MD-10-10 (N364FE) collapsed on landing on runway
36R at the Memphis airport. The aircraft, which was
arriving after a flight from Oakland, California, came to
rest and suffered extensive fire damage. All seven
crewmembers aboard the aircraft escaped without serious
injury. There were no reported hazardous materials on the
plane.