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An investigation has been launched into the cause of the deadly Tuesday crash, which occurred as a MD-11 was taking off. FedEx said it was also grounding the planes.
The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the Louisville,
The cockpit voice recorder captured a persistent bell that began about 37 seconds after the crew called for takeoff thrust, and the bell continued until the recording ended, an NTSB official said.
In the video shared by the NTSB, a path of destruction and charred buildings and cars is all that remains following the deadly plane crash. The incident killed at least 13 people, including one child and three UPS crew members who were aboard the plane.
Witnesses who felt the flames from a massive explosion after a UPS cargo plane crashed near the Louisville airport describe a hellish scene. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
The UPS cargo plane crew tried to control the aircraft for about 25 seconds before it crashed into a ball of flames shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing the three pilots on board and at least 10 people on the ground, officials said Friday based on preliminary information.