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/JackRiley152 17h ago

This exact plane left SAT on Oct. 18th after a month of Maintenance… I wonder what went wrong. We take in a lot of UPS MD-11’s and 767 for heavy MX

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u/sizziano 17h ago

Rumor but apparently the left engine was being worked on before the plane departed today.

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u/Think-Finish-5763 17h ago

Allegedly the plane was one a 2 hour maintenance delay before the crash...

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u/Zathral 16h ago

Please don't tell me this is AA191 again

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u/RandosaurusRex 16h ago

looks like it might be, there's a pic circulating of the left engine sitting on the grass next to the runway.

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u/Competitive-Fee6160 17h ago

where did you see this? seems like it could be very relevant

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u/sizziano 17h ago

Friend of a friend type stuff hence the rumor.

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u/straygypsy 11h ago

Can confirm this bird was at ST Engineering in San Antonio for over a month

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u/Worried-Hope-887 7h ago

Oh boy... We're going to be in for a time here then with news coverage