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A "horrifying" video of the UPS plane crash shows the final moments as the aircraft plummeted to earth and careened into a building, exploding into a fireball. The video went viral on X. CNN confirmed the legitimacy of the viral dashcam video,
UPS Flight 2976 crashed Tuesday evening as it departed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport for Honolulu, according to the FAA.
Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
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 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,
A UPS cargo plane caught fire while struggling to take off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4
The number of fatalities may increase after a UPS plane crashed Tuesday near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
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.