Accident · 1997-04-09

NTSB case MIA97LA125 · McDonnell Douglas DC10-30F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC10-30F (N310FE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Probable cause

A stall buffet or a high speed buffet event which occurred at an undetermined time.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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