Some past accidents involving MD-11 jets

An MD-11 aircraft operated by FedEx crashed Monday at Tokyo's main international airport, killing its two-member crew. Though largely retired from passenger use for economic reasons, the MD-11 aircraft is still employed for cargo transport.

It was involved in three fatal crashes and 54 other safety-related incidents from 1992-2006, according to the U.S. National Transport Safety Board database. No fatal accidents have occurred since 1999:

_ August 1999: A China Airlines MD-11 passenger jet flipped over and burst into flames, killing three people and injuring more than 200 after landing in a storm in Hong Kong.

_ April 1999: A Korean Air cargo …