UPS, Louisville and plane crash
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In a statement released today, UPS officials provided additional information about the pilots who were killed in the Louisville flight crash.
Videos show UPS Flight 2976 banking left before the accident, and officials said the plane's left engine detached entirely during takeoff.
The UPS plane whose engine exploded in Kentucky had flown out of Baltimore Marshall Airport less than 12 hours earlier.
The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville on Nov. 4 recently spent six weeks at a San Antonio facility, likely for significant maintenance work.
A UPS cargo plane crashed at a Louisville, Kentucky, airport where the company operates its largest package delivery hub. UPS calls the giant center Worldport.
Here’s what flight data tell about plane’s final moments: 5:02 p.m.: UPS Flight 2976 pushes back from a dock at the UPS Worldport near the center of the airport and begins traveling northwest on ramp 5S toward a taxiway. 5:07 p.m.: The cargo jet holds on ramp 5S near a ramp access road.
New video emerged showing the moment a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky this week, erupting into a massive fireball that killed at least 12 people, including three pilots onboard
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Photo shows UPS cargo plane at moment of fiery crash; left engine detached before takeoff, NTSB says
Surveillance footage showed the left engine of the UPS cargo plane that crashed on Tuesday in Kentucky, detached from the wing, an official said.