NTSB Advisory

NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
May 12, 2005

NTSB TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEDEX ACCIDENT IN MEMPHIS

Washington, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board Meeting on Tuesday, May 17, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.

One item is on the agenda:

On December 18, 2003, Federal Express Corporation flight 647 crashed while on landing at Memphis International Airport. Following the crash, the right main landing gear of the Boeing MD 10 -10F collapsed, and there was a post-crash fire. There were two crewmen and five nonrevenue FedEx pilots aboard the airplane. The first officer and one nonrevenue pilot received minor injuries during the evacuation.

Directions to the Board Room: Front Door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left.

The public may also view the Board meeting via a live or archived webcast by accessing a link under "News & Events" on the NTSB home page at www.ntsb.gov.

NTSB Media Contact: Terry N. Williams
(202) 314-6100

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