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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
July 26, 2002

NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE CRASH OF FEDEX PLANE IN TALLAHASSEE


WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate the crash of a FedEx cargo plane in Tallahassee this morning.

At approximately 5:45 a.m. today, a FedEx Boeing 727 (N497FE) crashed on approach to the Tallahassee, Florida airport. It was completing a flight from Memphis, Tennessee. There was a post-crash fire. The three crewmembers aboard survived the crash but were injured.

Senior NTSB investigator Richard Rodriguez will lead the team as Investigator-in-Charge. He is accompanied by 8 other NTSB investigators. Parties to the investigation will be designated later today. Ted Lopatkiewicz will be the press officer on scene.

Contact information for the team will be released when available.

 

NTSB Press Contact: Ted Lopatkiewicz (in Tallahassee)
  Terry Williams (in Washington 202-314-6100)





 

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