NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
July 20, 2000

FEDEX PLANE CRASH SUBJECT OF NTSB'S JULY 25 BOARD MEETING

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, July 25, at 9:30 a.m., in its new Board room, 426 L'Enfant Plaza, S. W., Washington, D.C.

On July 31, 1997, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11,operated by Federal Express, Inc., crashed while landing on a runway at Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey. The pilot, co-pilot and the three passengers escaped through a cockpit window, receiving minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.

Public Affairs Officer: Keith Holloway PHONE: (202) 314-6100, FAX: (202) 314-6110

Directions to the new NTSB Boardroom/Conference Center:

The street entrance is located on Lower 10th Street just below the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade running between D Street and Frontage Road, S. W. It is right next to the public garage entrance. From the L'Enfant Plaza Metro: Take the 9th & D exit, walk through shopping plaza towards CVS and take escalator down to lower level. The Board room will be to the left.