Louisville UPS plane crash
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The left engine came off a doomed United Parcel Service Inc. freighter moments before it crashed in a fireball near the company’s global hub in Kentucky, killing at least 12 people.Three crew members aboard the aircraft are believed to be among the casualties,
NTSB official Todd Inman said "numerous" sources could have produced the sound, but it is too early in the investigation to offer further speculation.
UNITED Parcel Service said it will ground its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes, accounting for about 9 per cent of its fleet, after a crash this week. Read more at The Business Times.
Thursday shows the aftermath of the deadly crash of a United Parcel Service (UPS) cargo plane. The Boeing MD-11 crashed shortly after takeoff from Muhammed Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky,
The death toll in Louisville is now at 13, with several people still unaccounted for, authorities say
Video of the deadly Louisville, Kentucky, crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings and a huge fireball erupting as the aircraft hit the ground.
The death toll climbed to at least 12 on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and several people remained unaccounted for, said Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
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UPS plane crash videos show explosion; audio captures air traffic control, dispatch response
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the incident.