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Crash during a Nighttime Nonprecision Instrument Approach — UPS 1354

Published 2014-09-09 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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UPS Flight 1354 (A300-600F) Birmingham AL, August 14, 2013. Investigation of UPS 1354 crash short of runway 18 at Birmingham. NTSB found unstabilized approach + flight crew fatigue + airline scheduling practices contributed. Drove FAR 117 cargo carve-out review + the Cargo Airline Association cooperative inspection program.

Author

National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

cargo operations
unstabilized approach
crew fatigue
FAR 117
CFIT

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2014). Crash during a Nighttime Nonprecision Instrument Approach — UPS 1354. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports ID AAR-14/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAR1401.aspx ↗