Fedex plane crash in Florida
Friday July 26, 8:54 am Eastern Time
Reuters Company News
FedEx plane crash lands in Fla. 3 crew hurt
MIAMI, July 26 (Reuters) - The three crew members were injured when a FedEx (NYSE:FDX - News) cargo plane landed short of the runway at Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday, bursting into flames, a company spokesman said.
Greg Rossiter, a FedEx spokesman, said the Boeing 727-200 landed short of the runway on arrival from Memphis.
"The three-person crew is being treated at a local hospital for minor injuries," he said. "We're very thankful they managed to escape from the aircraft."
Rossiter added that the plane was destroyed by fire.
'I can't speculate about the cause," he said, adding that a FedEx safety team was on its way to Tallahassee.
Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corp., one of the top express package carriers in the world, delivers about 3 million packages a day.