US EditionAt least 9 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
The fully fueled UPS cargo plane headed to Honolulu crashed causing a large fire; at least 7 fatalities and 11 injuries reported, with the airport shut down and shelter-in-place ordered.
- On Nov. 4, a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport around 5:15 p.m., killing at least seven people.
- The aircraft, an MD-11 bound for Honolulu, was fully fueled for a long-haul flight and carried three crewmembers aboard UPS Flight 2976.
- A towering plume of smoke was visible for miles and video footage showed a fireball, while over 200 first responders worked for hours to contain the blaze, Louisville Fire Chief Brian O'Neill said.
- On Nov. 5, Jefferson County Public Schools canceled classes for roughly 93,000 students and more than 17,000 employees and will test air and water quality, while shelter-in-place orders were reduced to a quarter-mile radius.
- The crash ranks as the deadliest in UPS Airlines history, prompting a major probe by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration at UPS Worldport.
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At least seven people were killed and eleven injured following the crash of a UPS cargo plane that crashed on Tuesday afternoon near Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving a trail of fire and destruction, local authorities confirmed.
Massive fireball erupts as UPS plane crashes at Kentucky airport, 7 dead
Louisville: First responders prepared to resume looking for victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring 11, authorities said. The plane crashed about 5:15 pm Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. O…
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