N497FE - 1974 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

B721

1974

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1974

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

B721727-100

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Transport Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Valid Registration

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Address

ATTN: MICHAEL WILSON

3131 DEMOCRAT RD

City

MEMPHIS

State / Zip Code

Tennessee38118-1516

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51425233

Mode S Code (Hex)

A62A9B

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jul 26, 2002	DCA02MA054	Destroyed	Serious	The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's failure to adhere to company flight procedures, the captain's and flight engineer's failure to monitor the approach, and the first officer's color vision deficiency.

Jul 26, 2002DCA02MA054

Destroyed

Serious

The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's failure to adhere to company flight procedures, the captain's and flight engineer's failure to monitor the approach, and the first officer's color vision deficiency.

Additional Details

Registration

N497FE

Serial Number

20866

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC