FedEx Express Flight 14

FedEx Express Flight 14
Wreckage of the aircraft after the fire was extinguished
Accident
DateJuly 31, 1997 (1997-07-31)
SummaryCrashed on landing due to pilot error
Site
Aircraft

N611FE, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 1996 with a previous livery
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Aircraft nameJoshua
OperatorFedEx Express
IATA flight No.FX14
ICAO flight No.FDX14
Call signFEDEX 14
RegistrationN611FE
Flight originChangi Airport, Changi, Singapore
1st stopoverPenang International Airport, Penang, Malaysia
2nd stopoverTaiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan
Last stopoverAnchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
DestinationNewark International Airport,
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Occupants5
Passengers3
Crew2
Fatalities0
Injuries5
Survivors5

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 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F flying this route crashed during a landing on its final segment at Newark International Airport, inverting and catching fire, injuring all five people on board.