Mountain Air Cargo (MAC) is an Americancargo airline based inDenver, North Carolina. It is a major contract carrier forFedEx Express, operating in the eastern United States and theCaribbean region. Previousturboprop operations in South America have been discontinued by FedEx, which now operates jet aircraft in that area. MAC is one of the largest feeder airlines in the United States. Its main maintenance facility is atKinston Regional Jetport.[2] All of the ATR, C408, and C208 aircraft operated by Mountain Air are owned by FedEx Express, and are operated by MAC on a "dry lease" basis.
January 19, 1988 - a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter registered N996SA, on a flight fromErie, Pennsylvania, toCharlotte, North Carolina, descended below the glide path on approach toCharlotte/Douglas International Airport, collided with a tree and struck the ground 1.6 km away from the airport. The crash was caused by pilot error. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was severely injured.[6]
January 9, 1998 - aCessna 208B Super Cargomaster, on takeoff from Maiden-Little Mountain Airport inMaiden, North Carolina, on a flight toGreensboro, North Carolina, veered off the runway and hit trees. The crash was determined to be due to the control gust lock still being in place during the takeoff. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was killed.[6]
March 8, 2003 - aFokker F27-500 Friendship with the registration N712FE, en route from Greensboro, North Carolina, toNew Bern, North Carolina, indicated an unsafe landing gear condition during the approach to New Bern. A tower flyby was performed, and the tower controller confirmed the right gear was not fully extended. The crew declared an emergency and diverted toKinston Regional Jetport to conduct an emergency landing. On the landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane slid off the runway. Examination of the right main landing gear revealed the drag brace was fractured. The aircraft was retired from service. There were no casualties.[6]
April 27, 2004 - Fokker F27-500 registration N715FE departed Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a cargo flight to São Paulo-Viracopos, Brazil, via Porto Alegre. En route on the first leg, a crew member noticed the presence of smoke and discovered a fire in the cargo bay. Efforts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful. The crew performed a safe emergency landing atMelo, Uruguay. The airplane suffered considerable damage in the cargo compartment. There were no casualties. The fire was caused by improperly packaged and labeled hazardous materials.[6]
August 12, 2015 - Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster registration N924FE departed San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), Puerto Rico at 10:49 hours local time. Enroute near the DANDE waypoint smoke entered the cabin from the engine compartment. The pilot changed course for an emergency landing but was forced to ditch a half mile of the Saba coast. The pilot was rescued.[7]
February 7, 2020 - Cessna 208 Super Cargomaster registration N988FX was conducting an instrument landing approach in instrument meteorological conditions to runway 10 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI). The pilot struck approach light towers and a localizer antenna before landing. No injuries occurred.[8]
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