Collision with trees on final approach Federal Express Flight 1478 Boeing 727-232, N497FE, Tallahassee, Florida, July 26, 2002 / National Transportation Safety Board.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. National Transportation Safety Board

Series:

Aircraft accident report (United States. National Transportation Safety Board) ; NTSB/AAR-04/02.

Aircraft accident report ; NTSB/AAR-04/02

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aircraft accidents--Florida--Tallahassee.

Aircraft accidents.

Airplanes--Landing.

Airplanes.

Florida--Tallahassee.

Physical Description:

ix, 118 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Transportation Safety Board, [2004]

Summary:

This report explains the accident involving Federal Express flight 1478, a Boeing 727-232F, N497FE, which struck trees on short final approach and crashed short of runway 9 at the Tallahassee Regional Airport, Tallahassee, Florida. Safety issues in this report focus on flight crew performance, flight crew decision-making, pilot fatigue, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of pilots with color vision deficiencies. Safety recommendations concerning these issues are addressed to the FAA.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 24, 2009).

"Adopted June 8, 2004."

"Notation 7501B."

Electronic reproduction. [Ft. Belvoir, Va. : Defense Technical Information Center], 2004.

OCLC:

74272003

Access Restriction:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE AVAILABILITY: DOCUMENT PARTIALLY ILLEGIBLE.