Fedex MD11 at San Antonio and Memphis on Apr 7th 2020, dropped nose wheel on departure
Last Update: April 8, 2020 / 21:53:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2020
Classification
Accident
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-454
Departure
San Antonio, United States
Destination
Memphis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N619FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LOST RIGHT NOSE GEAR ON DEPARTURE, MEMPHIS, TN.", the aircraft received substantial damage, the occurrence was rated an accident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 7, 2020
Classification
Accident
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-454
Departure
San Antonio, United States
Destination
Memphis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N619FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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