US EditionUPS MD-11 Crashes After Takeoff From Louisville, Triggering Fires and Airport Shutdown
- On Tuesday around 5:15 p.m., a UPS cargo plane crashed while taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, sparking a large fire and black smoke plume as emergency crews responded.
- Officials identified the jet as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 built in 1991, operating as Flight 2976 to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu; the FAA and NTSB are investigating.
- LMPD described the crash site near Fern Valley and Grade Lane as an active scene with fire and debris, reporting multiple injuries and setting Victim Reunification at 2911 Taylor Blvd while closing Grade Lane indefinitely.
- A five-mile shelter-in-place covers the area and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport airfield is closed, with Trager Stadium evacuated and its game rescheduled; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear urged, `Please pray for the pilots, crew and everyone affected`.
- Investigators are focusing on containment and cargo manifest review amid hazardous-materials concerns, noting fuel estimates of 300,000 to 350,000 pounds in wide-body cargo jets, while UPS said the NTSB leads the probe.
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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes in Louisville, Killing at Least 7
At least seven people were killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday evening, the Kentucky governor said. Two businesses near the airport were hit by the plane, the governor, Andy Beshear, said. A billowing cloud of black smoke rose from the site of the crash as dozens of federal, state and local emergency agencies rushed to the scene. “Anybody who ha…
A UPS MD-11 plane crashed this Tuesday shortly after taking off near Louisville airport (Kentucky), as confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration. The accident has left at least four dead and 11 injured, according to authorities, who expect the number of affected to increase.
After the crash of a cargo plane in the US state of Kentucky, the authorities assume at least three deaths. There are at least eleven injured, some of which have suffered very serious injuries.
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