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Crash of a FedEx Express MD-11 in Tokyo on 23 March 2009 (Video - WMV)

Crash of a FedEx Express MD-11 in Tokyo on 23 March 2009 (Video - WMV)

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DATE : Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:05:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2009-03-23 09:05:00
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The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Guangzhou, China to Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan. The aircraft bounced on landing, and contacted the runway a second time nose wheel first. The plane then rolled to the left, hit the runway with its left horizontal stabilizer and wing, caught fire and rolled over onto its back, coming to rest off the left side of the runway. Both crew members were killed. This was the first fatal accident at Narita Airport since it opened in 1978.