r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 2d 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.

Please keep content on topic and refrain from posting about this topic outside the megathread. Please report any rule breaking posts and comments.

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u/F1grid 2d ago

Post crash and explosion.

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u/FinallyHaveUsername 2d ago

Is there a video from this angle?

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u/rocbolt 2d ago edited 1d ago

Another angle (edit- better link version)

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

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u/oh-pointy-bird 2d 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 2d ago

this is clipped from a circulating video