FedEx Express Flight 14
FedEx Express Flight 14 was a scheduled cargo flight from Singapore to Newark, New Jersey, via Malaysia, Taiwan, and Alaska. On July 31, 1997, the aircraft flying this route crashed during landing on its final segment at Newark International Airport (EWR), inverting and catching fire, injuring all five people on board.
The wreckage of Flight 14 after the fire was extinguished | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 31, 1997 |
| Summary | Crashed following hard landing |
| Site | Newark International Airport runway 22R, Newark, New Jersey, United States 40.6872°N 74.1742°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Aircraft name | Joshua |
| Operator | FedEx Express |
| IATA flight No. | FX14 |
| ICAO flight No. | FDX14 |
| Call sign | FEDEX 14 |
| Registration | N611FE |
| Flight origin | Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore |
| 1st stopover | Penang International Airport, Penang, Malaysia |
| 2nd stopover | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Last stopover | Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
| Destination | Newark International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
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