Plane Carrying FedEx Cargo Crashes, Catches Fire
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009 | Updated 9:49 AM CST
A plane carrying FedEx cargo veered off the runway and caught fire in Lubbock, Texas, Tuesday morning.
A plane carrying FedEx cargo crashed during landing Tuesday at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Airport director James Loomis said both crew members were taken to a hospital, but FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said both were able to walk away from the crash.
The plane was operated by Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Empire Airways under contract with Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx Corp.
The crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday as the ATR-42 twin-turboprop aircraft was arriving from Fort Worth Alliance Arport in a freezing mist.
Officials said the plane came down at the end of the runway, veered off and caught fire. Loomis said the fire was quickly extinguished. He said weather wasn't a factor in the crash, but Munoz says the plane had skidded off the runway.
A supervisor at University Medical Center in Lubbock said the two crew members were being evaluated.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Posted Friday, Jul 17, 2009 - 1:59 AM CST
