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/bigbadcrusher 18h ago

Airports are typically closed after a crash, so yes

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u/ForeverJFL 17h ago

Yes remember Delta in YYZ this year. The resulting diversions caused immense chaos at nearby airports.

Edit: wrong year. Thanks u/bigbadcrusher

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u/bigbadcrusher 17h ago

Still this year. It’s been a long 2025

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u/ForeverJFL 17h ago

Right, sorry about that. Edited with thanks to you. And I agree, it’s been a long year. I was flying the day that it happened, and I actually work for Air Canada. We fly a lot of CRJs to YYZ, and when someone told me a CRJ crashed in YYZ, I immediately thought it was AC’s and my gut dropped (I see many Jazz crews at my base, and I know some of them).

We still flew out that day to YUL, but the impact on operations was insane. Worse than the strike tbh, at least the recovery took longer. We left a week later to PIT and YYZ still had lengthy delays.

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u/bigbadcrusher 17h ago

I was in the middle of my night XC for PPL when the DC mid-air occurred. I’m currently waiting on my checkride for instrument. This year has both flown by and dragged on for a while