{"id":1269,"date":"2025-11-06T05:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2025-11-06T05:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:36:05","slug":"death-toll-from-kentucky-ups-plane-crash-rises-to-12-black-box-recovered-aviation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1269","title":{"rendered":"Death toll from Kentucky UPS plane crash rises to 12, black box recovered | Aviation News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Airport CCTV footage shows the UPS cargo plane\u2019s left engine fell off during takeoff, according to investigators.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Federal investigators say they have recovered the flight recorder from the wreckage of a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 12 people.<\/p>\n<p>UPS Flight 2976 crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday as it departed from Louisville\u2019s Muhammad Ali airport bound for Honolulu, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>CCTV footage from the airport showed that the plane\u2019s \u201cleft engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll\u201d before it caught fire, according to National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter being cleared for takeoff, a large plume of fire in the area of the left wing occurred during the takeoff roll. The plane lifted off and gained enough altitude to clear the fence at the end of runway 17R,\u201d Inman said at a news conference on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The NTSB is an independent US government agency that investigates all civilian plane crashes alongside the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).<\/p>\n<p>Inman said investigators found the plane\u2019s engine on the airfield, but he did not explain how or why it may have detached from the 31-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 wide-body aircraft during takeoff or how the plane\u2019s wing caught fire.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4088285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4088285\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4088285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-05T221304Z_33048941_RC2CQHABDE3I_RTRMADP_3_UPS-CRASH-SATELLITE-1-1762397179.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C489&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"A satellite image shows the crash site of a UPS cargo plane at Muhammad Ali International Airport\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4088285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A satellite image shows the crash site of a UPS cargo plane at Muhammad Ali international airport in Louisville, Kentucky, US, on November 5, 2025 [Handout\/Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Authorities have also recovered the plane\u2019s data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, which have been sent to the lab for processing, he said. It will be months, however, before the investigation concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Flight 2976 hit several buildings near the airport as it crashed, leaving an 800-metre trail of fire and destruction, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg told local news outlet WHAS-TV on Wednesday that 12 people were confirmed dead, while 15 people from the nearby area have been reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that three of [confirmed fatalities] are likely the crew, and nine others, all of whom those nine are unidentified at this time,\u201d Greenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear earlier told a news conference that the deaths had risen to 11, but said he expected it \u201cto reach 12 possibly by the end of the day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Among the buildings hit by the plane were a petroleum recycling company and an auto parts company, but it missed hitting a nearby Ford Motor factory and a convention centre,\u00a0Beshear said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve walked the line of an F4 tornado through my dad\u2019s hometown. I\u2019ve seen towns hit by flooding we\u2019d only describe as biblical. What this scene is is violent,\u201d Beshear told the media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere the initial explosion happened, you have significant damage. And then, like a lot of these disasters, just five or six feet [1.5 to 1.8 metres] away, not even the paint disturbed on another vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UPS said Wednesday that it will soon reopen its facility at Louisville airport, after suspending operations following the accident, according to the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>The airport is home to UPS Worldport, a global distribution centre that processes millions of packages each day and sees upwards of 300 daily cargo flights, according to the agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airport CCTV footage shows the UPS cargo plane\u2019s left engine fell off during takeoff, according to investigators. 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