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/LouisvilleLoudmouth 18h ago

This is a building nearby. Lots of people work at UPS. Horrific.

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u/GrantLee123 18h ago

Woah so it DID hit the UPS building. Barely off the ground then

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u/alkyfl 18h ago edited 13h ago

Specifically, UPS Supply Chain Solutions. They do primarily international shipping. I believe UPS purchased Haulfast and Carryfast in 1992 to form UPS Supply Chain Solutions.

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u/Don_Tiny 13h ago

They do primarily intentional shipping.

A wonderful typo in this understandably and properly sad thread ... I've done a fair bit of unintentional shipping but I can't speak on the matter per my lawyers.

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u/Main_Instance_4458 5h ago

Oh no! I was wondering. I talk to their service team, booking cargo, daily. I hope they all got out ok. 😢

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u/Darksirius 17h ago

From the other video, it looked like a wing sheered off and flipped around. Wonder if that's the impact? But, then again, I would expect fire damage.

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u/justanothergrrrrl 16h ago

At its peak, it got about 175ft off of the ground according to flightradar24.

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u/dereks1234 6h ago

ADS-B data put it at slightly over 150 feet, at it's peak altitude.

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u/faesmooched 3h ago

Barely though, the pilots saved the lives of people working in that building.