N178FE2019 Boeing 767-300F
Timeline
- Built (Boeing 767-300F)Serial number 63109
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- NTSB incident record DCA25FA148Damage: Minor · Highest injury: None
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Boeing 767-300F
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2019
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- GE CF6-80C2B6F (60,030 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 63109
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Sep 9, 2019
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Boeing 767 is a twin-engine, twin-aisle (wide-body) jet used for long-haul passenger and cargo flying since the early 1980s.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 126 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 576 Boeing aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Boeing 767 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N178FE
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Mar 1, 2025 (13:00 UTC)Incident · Newark, NJNTSB #DCA25FA148Aircraft in report: BOEING 767Damage: MinorHighest injury: None
NTSB summary
On March 1, 2025, at 0800 eastern standard time, FedEx flight 3609, a Boeing 767-300F, powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2 turbofan engines, registration number N178FE, struck birds during initial climb after takeoff from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark, New Jersey. There were no injuries to the 2 crew and 1 passenger on board. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 domestic cargo flight from EWR to Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana. The flight crewmembers reported that after takeoff and while climbing through an altitude of about 500 ft, the first officer (FO), who was the flying pilot, saw three white birds to the left side and underneath the airplane. He called “Birds!” and immediately thereafter heard an “abrupt bang” and the airplane experienced moderate to severe vibrations. The FO began a right turn back towards the airport and asked the captain to declare an emergency and advise Air Traffic Control (ATC) that they were returning to EWR. The captain checked the engine indications “which soon displayed right engine damage including fire indications (fire …
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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.