Boeing 767-300F N287FE accident near Memphis, Tennessee, October 18, 2023
Boeing 767-300F, registration N287FE, operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident near Memphis, Tennessee on October 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG24FA003 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 36 minutes of the flight after departing the Memphis WFO area (KMEG), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:10 UTC, on the ground, about 3 km from Memphis WFO (KMEG).
The nearest weather report, from KMEM (3 km away), showed wind 190° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 767 300F registered in United States (Mode S A2E87E).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- October 18, 2023
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300F
- Registration
- N287FE
- Operator
- FedEx Express
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG24FA003 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Memphis WFO (KMEG)
- Nearest airport
- Memphis WFO (KMEG)
- Recorded flight
- 36 min, max 0 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:10 UTC, on the ground
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ENG24FA003; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.