On July 26, 2002 Federal Express Flight 1478 crashed at Tallahassee Regional Airport. Of the three personnel on board none were seriously injured. The Bureau of Radiation Control was notified by first responders and quickly dispatched staff to survey the crash site to identify and recover any radioactive materials.

Three packages containing radioactive material were identified on board as 213 Millicuries of P-32 and 297 Millicuries of T1-201. The packages were destined for radio pharmacies in Georgia. The reported the dosage was not enough to be dangerous. (30 mRem/hr).