The Birmingham A300 crash is a major plane crash , occurred on Tuesday August 14, 2013. UPS Airlines Airbus A300F4-622R operates flight 5X1354 on the Louisville - Birmingham route, but when approaching the plane crashed to the ground 180 meters from Birmingham Airport and completely collapsed. Both pilots on board were killed. They were the only passengers on board the aircraft. [one]
| UPS Airlines Flight 1354 | |
|---|---|
 Consequences of the disaster | |
| General information | |
| date | August 14, 2013 |
| Time | 04:47 CST |
| Character | CFIT |
| Cause | Crew errors, unstable approach, fatigue |
| A place |  Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport , Birmingham , Alabama ( USA ) |
| Coordinates | |
| Dead | 2 (all) |
| Aircraft | |
 Airbus A300-600 UPS Airlines identical to crashed | |
| Model | Airbus A300F4-622R |
| Airline | UPS Airlines |
| Departure point | Louisville International Airport , Louisville , Kentucky ( USA ) |
| Destination | Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport , Birmingham , Alabama ( USA ) |
| Flight | 5X1354 |
| Board number | N155UP |
| Date of issue | November 3, 2003 (first flight) |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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Aircraft
Airbus A300F4-622R was launched in 2003. February 2004 was transferred to the airline. Equipped with two twin - circuit turbofan engines Pratt & Whitney PW4158. One of the oldest aircraft of the airline. On the day of the disaster, he completed 6,000 take-off and landing cycles and flew 11,000 hours. [2]
Information about the unit that was a disaster:
| Type of: | A300-600F |
| First flight: | November 3, 2003 |
| engines: | 2 x Pratt and Whitney PW4158 |
| Designation of option: | ? |
| Registration number: | N155UP |
| ICAO type designation | A306 |
| Serial number | +841 |
Source: Airfleets.net
Crew
The crew of the UPS 1354 flight consisted of two pilots:
- The aircraft commander (FAC) is 58-year-old Cerea Beal Jr. Resident Matthews ( North Carolina ). A very experienced pilot, he worked at UPS Airlines for 22 years and 8 months (from October 29, 1990). He worked at TWA Airlines. In the post of commander - from June 2009 (before that he had been managing him as a co-pilot). Flown over 6 406 hours, 3265 of them on the Airbus A300. The last medical control took place on April 16, 2013, during which he confirmed the class that glasses must be worn to correct vision ( English Must have available glasses for near vision. ). Married, one daughter.
- The co - pilot is 37-year-old Shanda Fanning. [3] Resident of Lynchburg ( Tennessee ). tortured pilot, worked at UPS Airlines for 6 years and 3 months (since November 16, 2006). In the position of co-pilot of the Airbus A300 - since June 7, 2012. 4721 hours flew, 403 of them on the Airbus A300. Married, no children.
Both pilots worked at UPS Airlines in Louisville, Kentucky .
Holocaust
Airbus A300F4-622R with registration number N155UP approached runway No. 18. For reasons that were not previously explained, the plane crashed into trees and then crashed to the ground about a kilometer before the lane and was completely destroyed. Both pilots on board died.
Disaster Investigation
The Federal Expert Committee, established by the National Council for Transport Safety , launched an investigation to determine the cause of the disaster. The attack was initially ruled out, but there could be a technical problem, a pilot error, adverse weather conditions, or a combination of reasons.
See also
- Accident of A300 near Kathmandu
- Accident A310 near Kathmandu
- The crash of a Boeing 747 in Dubai
Notes
- ↑ Harro Ranter. ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300F4-622R N155UP Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL (BHM ) . aviation-safety.net. Date of treatment July 26, 2019.
- ↑ N155UP United Parcel Service (UPS) Airbus A300-600 (English) . www.planespotters.net. Date of treatment July 25, 2019.
- ↑ Kay Campbell. UPS plane crash: Pilot Shanda Fanning remembered for energy, fearlessness (updated) (Life Stories ) . al (August 15, 2013). Date of treatment July 26, 2019.