james writes "LUBBOCK, Texas -- A FedEx cargo plane crashed during landing Tuesday
at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
The plane is opearted by Coeur d'Alene based Empire Airways under contract with the FedEx corporation.
Airport director James Loomis says both crew members were taken to a hospital, but FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz says both were able to walk from the crash.
The crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday as the ATR-42 twin-turboprop aircraft was arriving from Fort Worth Alliance Airport in a freezing mist.
Officials say the plane came down at the end of the runway, veered off and caught fire. Loomis said the fire was quickly extinguished.
He said weather wasn't a factor in the crash, but Munoz says the plane had skidded off the runway.
A supervisor at University Medical Center in Lubbock said the two crew members were being evaluated.
KTVB.COM
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