The UPS cargo plane that crashed Tuesday was 34 years old and needed a critical repair on its fuel tank in September.The MD-11 plane was grounded in San Antonio from Sept. 3 through at least Oct. 18,

The number of fatalities may increase after a UPS plane crashed Tuesday near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said.

At least nine people died after a cargo jet plunged to the ground shortly after taking off for a flight to Hawaii. The death toll could rise.

Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

Still images and aerial video footage appear to show the plane's left engine sitting just off the runway in Louisville, Kentucky.

A UPS cargo plane caught fire while struggling to take off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4

Airlines stopped flying MD-11s mainly because the aircraft initially failed to meet its promised performance, particularly in range and fuel efficiency, which led to many airlines canceling orders or replacing them with more efficient planes such as the Boeing 777 and Airbus A330, according to the Infinite Flight blog.