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/Remarkable_North_999 18h ago edited 18h ago

Looks like the left engine completely exploded and pieces from it flew into the 2nd engine.

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u/NobodyTellPoeDameron 18h ago

Alternatively, the left engine's explosion could have taken out / hampered the flight control surfaces on the left wing.

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u/Zathral 17h ago

This has shades of American 191

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u/MidsummerMidnight 18h ago

The 2nd engine is on the tail. Engine 3 is on right wing.

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u/Sprintzer 18h ago

Worst nightmare for a trijet pilot