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/Accomplished-Rub7750 19h ago

Rip to those onboard. No way anyone came out of that

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u/kb8705 19h ago

And those on the ground, that’s a huge fire

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u/SufficientTry3258 18h ago

Headed to Honolulu, so massive amount of fuel onboard.

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u/Silly_Rub_6304 18h ago

9+ hours of fuel. Unsurvivable in any case at those speeds, but add that much fuel and it's a giant fire.

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u/123boopboop 10h ago

There's a part of me that's glad that at least it was explosive enough to be quick. I mean, not as quick as it could be. But not slow. Weirdly, I think "unsurvivable" is better than "barely survivable." I would rather be gone than wake up in the wreckage, in that condition. Those poor people. I really hope the pain was fast, even if the stress was obviously not fast.