McDonnell Douglas MD11 N526FE
23 March 2009 · Narita, Japan · Fatal
Summary
On 23 March 2009 at about 06:49 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD11 registered N526FE, operated by FedEx Corporation, was involved in an accident near Narita, Japan. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Narita, Japan
- Nearest airport
- Narita International Airport (NRT)
- Coordinates
- 35.7647, 140.3864
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas MD11
- Registration
- N526FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- FedEx Corporation
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Guangzho → Narita
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA09RA041
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On March 23, 2009, at 0649 local time, a FedEx Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) MD-11 crashed upon landing at Narita International Airport (NRT), Narita, Japan. The flight originated at Guangzho Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Guangzho, China. Both pilots were killed and no other persons were onboard. The accident is being investigated by the Japan Transport Safety Board. All inquiries to this investigation should be directed to: JAPAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Batco, Chile | Arrow Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay | Centurion Air Cargo Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Khartoum, Sudan | Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2009 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Shanghai, China | Avient Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Sep 2010 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Paris, France | Federal Express Corp | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2010 | McDonnell Douglas MD11 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Lufthansa Air Cargo | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2009 | Boeing 777 | Niigata, Japan | Air France | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Airbus A330-323 | Kagoshima, Japan | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Robinson R44 | Tajima, Japan | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Aug 2009 | Boeing 737 | Tokyo, Japan | Air Nippon Co., Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2009 | Boeing 747 | Tokyo, Japan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2010 | Boeing 747-481F | Tokyo, Japan, Japan | Nippon Cargo Airlines | Unknown | - |