9 dead in Louisville UPS plane crash
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The crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport marked the deadliest accident in UPS Airlines history.
The United Parcel Service 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.
The plane crashed just after takeoff in Kentucky, causing a huge fire. At least a dozen people were killed and others critically hurt.
At least 12 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.
The crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport marked the deadliest accident in UPS Airlines history.
The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a hysterical video call from his chief financial officer.
The NTSB confirmed a UPS cargo plane's left engine separated during takeoff before a fatal Louisville airport crash that killed 12 people and injured 11 others Tuesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation into the incident.