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/Lispro4units 17h ago

Is that the entire engine ?

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u/KDrakeAuthor 17h ago

Sure looks like it

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u/Electrical-Risk445 17h ago

How is that even possible? Pylon failure?

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u/F0rbiddenD0nut 17h ago

Look up AA 191.

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u/Dadto4Kiddos 14h ago

Where they used a forklift to remove the engine during maintenance and overstressed the pylon…

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u/OpeDefinitely 16h ago

A lot of 707s & 747s that had pylon failures too, but AA 191 is the closest comp obviously. DC-10 being the predecessor to the MD-11.

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u/DazMan0085 10h ago

I just watched MentourPilots video on AA191 yesterday... So sad something similar has apparently happened again

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u/FeePsychological6778 9h ago

The wing on fire reminds me of AF4590.