NTSB TO HOLD PRESS BRIEFING ON CRASH OF FEDERAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 1478 IN
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct
a press briefing today at 7:30 p.m. (EDT), regarding the Federal Express cargo
plane that crashed this morning in Tallahassee, Florida. Richard Rodriguez, Investigator-in-charge,
will provide an update on the investigation. The press briefing will be held at
Tallahassee Regional Airport in the Airport Gallery on the main concourse level.
At approximately 5:45 a.m. today, a FedEx Boeing 727 (N497FE) crashed on approach to the Tallahassee, Florida airport. The three crewmembers aboard survived the crash but were injured.
Contact information for the investigative team will be released when available.
| NTSB Press Contact: | Ted Lopatkiewicz (in Tallahassee) |
| Terry Williams (in Washington 202-314-6100) |
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