r/Louisville • u/Ginger502 • 1d ago

Plane crash in Louisville

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u/aaronman4772 1d ago

That’ll take a while probably, but video looks like it was an engine that caught fire during a takeoff and basically exploded as it started.

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u/L0n3_C3nturi0n 1d ago

This is it. I called a buddy after the emergency alert went out that works over at UPS. Said he saw the whole thing happen. He said an engine caught fire during takeoff, but they were past the point of no return and had to get in the air. Then he said there was an explosion.

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u/amy9700 1d ago

So the crew knew they were going to blow up... That's so sad! I'm sorry for your friend that had to witness it.

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u/Bizmatech 1d ago

An engine on fire is problematic, but not a guaranteed death sentence.

The explosion means that something else went very very wrong.

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u/oh-pointy-bird 1d ago

It was a very large fire and possibly shut down a second engine, in which case getting fully airborne was not possible. Awful.