# NTSB DCA04WA041: Fokker F27-500, N715FE, Melo, Uruguay, April 27, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 27, 2004
- Place: Melo, Uruguay
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA04WA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59128/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04WA041

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N715FE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715FE-2006-03-21), registration cancelled 2006-03-21, S/N 10468, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Fokker F27-500
- Registry model: [Fokker F.27MK 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (registry code 4990629) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART532 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart532-series) (registry code 54509, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Both
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Federal Express Corp

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