Aircraft Crashes Record Office
Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques

Accident description
   
     
Date & Time
 
23MAR2009 at 0648LT
Type of Aircraft
 
Operator
 
Registration
 
N526FE
Location
 
Tokyo
   
Flight number
  FDX080
Schedule
 
Guangzhou - Tokyo
 
Construction number
 
48600/560
Year of manufacture
 
1993
     
Crew on board
 
2
Pax on board
 
0
Crew fatalities
 
2
Pax fatalities
 
0
Other fatalities
 
0
Total fatalities
 
2

Circumstances
   
 
While landing at Narita airport, the aircraft bounced twice and touched the runway with its nose landing gear first. Then it veered on its left and on its back before slidding on runway and coming to rest in flames. Both pilots were killed. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were not marginal.
   


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