- Date
- April 7, 1994, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N306FEMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 3367
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Probable cause
Not Determined.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
This occurrence was the result of criminal activity. Consult federal bureau of investigation.
Factual narrative
This occurrence was the result of criminal activity. Consult Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N306FE
- Reported as
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 48287
- Engine
- GE CF6-50C2, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 16, 1994 · 80 hours before
- Destination
- SJC · San Jose, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,174 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 4, 1995, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 390 KB in all.