Boeing 727-232 accident near Tallahassee, FL
On July 26, 2002, a Boeing 727-232 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tallahassee, FL. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 26, 2002
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-232 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.390°N, 84.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020801X01282
Official records · DCA02MA054
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 1: ZJX Sector 28 Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 3: Copy of FDX1478 Flight Strip: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 4: Minimum Instrument Altitude chart for ZJX R28 Area: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Attachment 5: ZJX Daily Record of Facility Operations: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-04/02. On July 26, 2002, at 0537 eastern daylight time, a FedEx Boeing 727, N497FE, crashed during landing at Tallahassee, Florida. The airplane was operating as Flight 1478 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Tallahassee. The airplane crashed short of the runway, and was subsequently destroyed by fire. All three crewmembers were seriously injured.
Probable cause
The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's failure to adhere to company flight procedures, the captain's and flight engineer's failure to monitor the approach, and the first officer's
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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.
