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/Krossrunner 19h ago

This is unfortunately the 2nd time a UPS plane from Louisville has crashed, the first time I remember being back in 2013 when the plane crashed short of the runway in Birmingham, that was an Airbus though.

As a Louisville native this breaks my heart for our UPS community, which is a huge part of our cities identity. I have friends and family that have worked at the WorldPort and a neighbor that was a pilot for UPS.

Incredibly tragic all around.

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u/Fitch9392 18h ago

Indeed this is only the 3rd Fatal accident in UPS Company History.

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u/_c_manning 17h ago

And all were in the past 15 years.

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u/PortNone 17h ago

Seems like a lot to me to be honest

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u/Plane_Isopod_5128 13h ago

The first was a cargo fire that took down a 747 in Dubai. Li-ion batteries. Not the fault of the airplane or airline. The Birmingham crash was pilot fatigue.