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{{Infobox Airline
{{Short description|Airline of the United States}}
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|destinations = Several, primarily East Coast region and Caribbean
|destinations = Several, primarily East Coast region and Caribbean
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|headquarters = [[Denver, North Carolina|Denver]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]
|headquarters = [[Denver, North Carolina]], United States
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'''Mountain Air Cargo''' is a [[cargo airline]] based in [[Denver, North Carolina|Denver]], [[North Carolina]]. It is a major contract carrier for [[FedEx Express]], operating in the eastern United States and the [[Caribbean]]. MAC is one of the largest feeder airlines in the United States. Previous operations in [[South America]] have been discontinued by FedEx who now operate jet aircraft in that area. Its main maintenance facility is at [[Kinston Regional Jetport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 52–53 | date= 2007-04-10}}</ref> All of the ATR and C208 aircraft operated by Mountain Air are owned by Fedex Express, and are operated by MAC on a "[[dry lease]]" basis.
'''Mountain Air Cargo''' (MAC) is an American [[cargo airline]] based in [[Denver, North Carolina]]. It is a major contract carrier for [[FedEx Express]], operating in the eastern United States and the [[Caribbean]] region. Previous [[turboprop]] 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 at [[Kinston Regional Jetport]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | pages= 52–53 | date= 2007-04-10}}</ref> All of the ATR, C208, and C408 aircraft operated by Mountain Air are owned by FedEx Express, and are operated by MAC on a "[[dry lease]]" basis.


== History ==
== History ==
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== Incidents and accidents ==
== Incidents and accidents ==


*October 11, 1985 - Mountain Air Cargo [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200]] (N3257), on a flight from [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] to [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] in [[Pennsylvania]], collided with rising terrain near [[Homer City, Pennsylvania|Homer City]]. The pilot was killed. There was no one else on board.<ref name="AS">[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6215 Aviation Safety Network] retroeved 26 November 2006</ref>
* October 11, 1985 - a [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter]] registered N3257, on a flight from [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] to [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] in Pennsylvania, collided with rising terrain near [[Homer City, Pennsylvania]]. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was killed.<ref name="AS">[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=6215 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 26 November 2006</ref>
* January 19, 1988 - a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter registered N996SA, on a flight from [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], to [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], descended below the glide path on approach to [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport]], collided with a tree and struck the ground 1.6&nbsp;km away from the airport. The crash was caused by pilot error. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was severely injured.<ref name="AS"/>

*January 19, 1988 - Mountain Air Cargo [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200]] (N996SA), on a flight from [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], [[Pennsylvania]] to [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], descended below the glide path on approach to [[Charlotte/Douglas International Airport]], collided with a tree and struck the ground 1.6&nbsp;km away from the airport. The crash was due to pilot error. The pilot was severely injured. (The pilot was fatally injured two years later flying for another cargo carrier) There was no one else on board.<ref name="AS"/>
* January 9, 1998 - a [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster]], on takeoff from Maiden-Little Mountain Airport in [[Maiden, North Carolina]], on a flight to [[Greensboro, 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.<ref name="AS"/>
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* March 8, 2003 - a [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27-500 Friendship]] with the registration N712FE, en route from Greensboro, North Carolina, to [[New 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 to [[Kinston 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.<ref name="AS"/>

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* 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 at [[Melo, 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.<ref name="AS"/>
*January 9, 1998 - Mountain Air Cargo [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Caravan I Super Cargomaster]], on take off from [[Maiden, North Carolina|Maiden]]-Little Mountain Airport, [[North Carolina]], on a flight to [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], veered off the runway and hit trees as it tried to ascend. The crash was determined to be due to pilot error, as the pilot had not removed the control gust lock prior to taking off. The pilot was killed. There was no one else on board.<ref name="AS"/>
* 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20150812-0 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N924FE Saba }}</ref>

*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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20200207-1 | title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N988FX Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) }}</ref>
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*March 8, 2003 - Mountain Air Cargo [[Fokker F27]]-500 N712FE, en route from [[Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]] to [[New 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 pilot declared an emergency and diverted to [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]], [[North Carolina]] Regional Jetport to conduct an emergency landing. On landing roll the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane slid off of 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.<ref name="AS"/>

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*April 27, 2004 - Mountain Air Cargo [[Fokker F27]]-500 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 declared an in-flight emergency to [[Montevideo]] control center. The crew effected a safe emergency landing at [[Melo]], [[Uruguay]], a small airport nearby. The crew evacuated the aircraft. Fire fighters arrived and succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The airplane suffered considerable damage in the cargo compartments E and F. There were no casualties. The fire was caused by improperly packaged and labeled hazardous materials.<ref name="AS"/>

*May 8, 2008 - Two [[ATR 42]]-320s owned by [[FedEx Express]] (N904FX and N905FX) were severely damaged by a tornado while parked on the ramp at [[Piedmont Triad International Airport]], [[Greensboro]], [[North Carolina]]. Neither aircraft was occupied at the time, and there were no injuries. They were removed from service, sold to a salvage operator and scrapped.

*September 29, 2012 - Mountain Air Cargo 8553, an [[ATR 42]] twin-engine plane, successfully landed at [[Duluth International Airport]] in [[Duluth, Minnesota]]. The plane landed while missing a front wheel, after circling the airport trying to burn off extra fuel before attempting to land.

*August 12, 2015 - Mountain Air Cargo 8124, an [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Caravan I Super Cargomaster]], en route to St. Kitts from San Juan crash landed in the water just off the island of Saba. The plane was encountering some engine problems and the pilot tried to divert the aircraft to Saba to make a landed but was unsuccessful and crash landed just off the island of Saba. The pilot was rescued before the aircraft sank to the bottom on the Caribbean sea.


== Fleet ==
== Fleet ==
As of March 2011 the Mountain Air Cargo fleet includes:<ref name="FI09">{{cite journal | title= Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009) | journal= [[Flight International]] | pages= 29–90| date= 2009-04-14}}</ref>
[[File:ATR 3.jpg|thumb|A Mountain Air Cargo [[ATR 72]] freighter]]
As of September 2016 the Mountain Air Cargo fleet includes:<ref name="FI09">{{cite journal | title= Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009) | journal= [[Flight International]] | pages= 29–90| date= 2009-04-14}}</ref>


*8 × [[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
*8 [[ATR 42|ATR 42-300]]
*2 × [[ATR 42|ATR 42-320]]
*2 [[ATR 42|ATR 42-320]]
*3 × [[ATR 72|ATR 72-202]]
*3 [[ATR 72|ATR 72-202]]
*6 × [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]]
*6 [[ATR 72|ATR 72-212]]
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*33 [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster]]
*1 × [[Beechcraft King Air|Raytheon Beech King Air C90B]] (Corporate use only)
*5 × [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208A Cargomaster]]
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*34 × [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster]]
*1 × [[Shorts 360|Shorts SH360]]


As of July 13, 2023, the Mountain Air Fleet includes 40 Cessna 208s, 7 Cessna 408 Skycouriers, and 21 ATRs (including 4 ATR 72-600F).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mtaircargo.com/about/ | title=About }}</ref>

[[File:ATR 3.jpg|thumbnail|none]]


Note: While some of the ATRs may be found listed as "F" ("Freight") models, all of the ATRs used by Mountain Air were originally built as passenger versions. The "F" designation is properly used only on those that were originally built by ATR as freight versions, or were modified by ATR to their cargo specifications. The ATR's in service for FedEx were modified to their particular specifications by a contractor other than ATR.

Due to the economic downturn, in 2009 FedEx opted to put several of the earlier model C208 aircraft into long-term storage at their hub facility in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. An undetermined number of these aircraft will eventually be retired.

Mountain Air Cargo was once the largest operator of [[Fokker F-27]]s in the world. All of these aircraft have now been retired. One of them, N705FE, is on display at the [[Hickory Aviation Museum]], [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], North Carolina.


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.mtaircargo.com/}}
* [http://www.airt.net/mac.html Mountain Air Cargo]
* [http://www.airt.net/ Air T]
* [https://www.airt.net/ Air T]

* [http://www.hickoryaviationmuseum.org/ Hickory Aviation Museum]
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Mountain Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
C2 MTN MOUNTAIN
Founded1982
AOC #MTNA123B[1]
Fleet size43
DestinationsSeveral, primarily East Coast region and Caribbean
Parent companyAir T Inc
HeadquartersDenver, North Carolina, United States
Websitehttp://www.mtaircargo.com/

Mountain Air Cargo (MAC) is an American cargo airline based in Denver, North Carolina. It is a major contract carrier for FedEx Express, operating in the eastern United States and the Caribbean region. Previous turboprop 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 at Kinston Regional Jetport.[2] All of the ATR, C208, and C408 aircraft operated by Mountain Air are owned by FedEx Express, and are operated by MAC on a "dry lease" basis.

History[edit]

The airline was established in 1974 and is wholly owned by Air T, Inc. It has 270 employees (as of November 2015).

Incidents and accidents[edit]

  • October 11, 1985 - a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter registered N3257, on a flight from State College to Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, collided with rising terrain near Homer City, Pennsylvania. The pilot, who was the only occupant, was killed.[3]
  • January 19, 1988 - a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter registered N996SA, on a flight from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina, descended below the glide path on approach to Charlotte/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.[3]
  • January 9, 1998 - a Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster, on takeoff from Maiden-Little Mountain Airport in Maiden, North Carolina, on a flight to Greensboro, 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.[3]
  • March 8, 2003 - a Fokker F27-500 Friendship with the registration N712FE, en route from Greensboro, North Carolina, to New 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 to Kinston 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.[3]
  • 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 at Melo, 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.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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.[5]

Fleet[edit]

A Mountain Air Cargo ATR 72 freighter

As of September 2016 the Mountain Air Cargo fleet includes:[6]

As of July 13, 2023, the Mountain Air Fleet includes 40 Cessna 208s, 7 Cessna 408 Skycouriers, and 21 ATRs (including 4 ATR 72-600F).[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-10. pp. 52–53.
  3. ^ a b c d e Aviation Safety Network retrieved 26 November 2006
  4. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N924FE Saba".
  5. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N988FX Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI)".
  6. ^ "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 2009-04-14.
  7. ^ "About".

External links[edit]

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