Date:	Thursday 8 May 2008
Time:
Type:	ATR 42-320
Owner/operator:	FedEx Express
Registration:	N904FX
MSN:	259
Year of manufacture:	1992
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	OT
Location:	Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC (GSO) -   United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	-
Departure airport:	-
Destination airport:	-
Confidence Rating:

Narrative:
A powerful storm system in the evening between 21:30 and midnight spawned an F2 tornado with winds between 113 and 157 mph. Several aircraft were damaged by the tornado. One FedEx ATR-42 parked at the Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC (GSO) was blown into a ditch, suffering damage to the wing and fuselage. Another was blown into a fence, coming to rest with the right wing touching the ground.

Tornado Damages Planes at Greensboro Airport (digtriad.com)
Five Aircraft Damaged By Tornado At GSO (ANN, 11-5-2008)
Aviation Letter 504

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

4 March 1993	N99838	Britt Airways	0	near Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR)		non
Icing

photo (c) Dan Morrell; Greensboro/High Point-Piedmont Triad International Airport, NC (GSO); 05 May 2008

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