Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10CF accident near Newburgh, NY
On September 5, 1996, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10CF (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newburgh, NY. No one was seriously hurt. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 5, 1996
- Place
- Newburgh, NY
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10CF · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 0 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.501°N, 74.019°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06712
Official records · DCA96MA079
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Conditions
- Local time
- 9:54 AM
- Light
- Dawn
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 280° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 2 mi
- Cloud ceiling
- 3,000 ft
From Wikipedia
FedEx Express Flight 1406 was an American domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, that suffered an in-flight cargo fire over New York on September 5, 1996. The three crew members and two passengers on board successfully evacuated after an emergency landing at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York. After the evacuation, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was consumed by fire. After an extensive investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) could not determine what caused the fire. Nevertheless, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made recommendations to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Text from Wikipedia, “FedEx Express Flight 1406”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
