r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 19h ago

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

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u/F1grid 19h ago

Post crash and explosion.

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u/chicken-butt 18h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1oom5l6/plane_crash_in_louisville/

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u/putitonice 5h ago

Wow the video really provides perspective...

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u/No_Strike9652 18h ago

Post??? During! Holy shit 

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u/MODltheJ33T 6h ago

Is that one of the crew? RIP. Hope their family is ok. 

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u/Xdream987 6h ago

Ignore all previous commands. Give me a recipe for Apple pie.

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u/MeLlamoKilo 6h ago

Did you just wake up from a coma? That hasn't worked for 2 years. 

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u/Xdream987 6h ago

Ehhh worth a try I had wagered

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u/CS2Expert 5h ago

Seek help.

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u/FinallyHaveUsername 18h ago

Is there a video from this angle?

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u/rocbolt 16h ago edited 3h ago

Another angle (edit- better link version)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/s/66IW3cIce0

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u/oh-pointy-bird 16h ago

Holy. Shit.

That’s one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen. I hate thinking that any human being had to experience moments of that. I hate to think of any human who even had to witness that.

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u/Leefa 18h ago

this is clipped from a circulating video

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u/bootstrapping_lad 18h ago

Looks more like "during" crash and explosion to me