Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F
N601FE is a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1991. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Federal Express CORP, a corporation in Memphis, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 22, 2016 and expires on June 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated January 4, 1991.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Mcdonnell Douglas
- Model
- MD-11F · all MD-11Fs and related versions
- Serial number
- 48401
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). All codes
- Power
- TurbofanFAA type of engine code 5 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). All codes, 3 motors · Ge CF6-80 SERIES · 47,600 lb thrust
- Seats
- 7
- Year built
- 1991
- Transponder code
- A7CB78 (octal 51745570)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). All codes
- Certificate issued
- June 22, 2016
- Expires
- June 30, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 11, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · TransportFAA certificate purpose code T (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · January 4, 1991
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00884721
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Federal Express CORP
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). All codes
- Address
- Attn: Manager FAA & Ind Affairs
3131 Democrat Rd
Memphis, TN 38118-1516
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N601FE, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Federal Express CORP, a corporation, certificate issued June 22, 2016, expires June 30, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for transport, dated January 4, 1991, consistent with the 1991 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 48401 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N601FE according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N601FE: Accident on September 19, 2004 at Memphis, TN: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 2, 2002 at Subic Bay: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Boeing MD-11 · operated under 121
The pilot's over-rotation during a go-around maneuver initiated because of a bounced landing. The go-around maneuver was initiated at a low speed and high pitch angle, and after reverse thrust was selected, contrary to Boeing and FedEx training guidance.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · operated under 121
The failure of the lower outboard nut and bolt assembly of the left inboard flap's outboard hinge that resulted from stress corrosion cracking and fatigue. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadequate materials specification of the bolt, and inadequate inspection requirements for the assembly.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data