| Aircraft Accident Report Crash During Approach to Landing Empire Airlines Flight 8284 Avions de Transport Regional Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, N90 Contributor(s): National Transportation Safety Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 1494834391 ISBN-13: 9781494834395 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Transportation |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: On January 27, 2009, about 0437 central standard time, an Avions de Transport R gional Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320, N902FX, operating as Empire Airlines flight 8284, was on an instrument approach when it crashed short of the runway at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Lubbock, Texas. The captain sustained serious injuries, and the first officer sustained minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to FedEx Corporation and operated by Empire Airlines, Inc., as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 supplemental cargo flight. The flight departed from Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas, about 0313. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. |