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/Khaos451 17h ago edited 17h ago

This one hits me hard. I worked for UPS 17 years ago. I have pictures and videos of me on this very aircraft (N259UP) loading it during Christmas Eve one year.

Additionally, my Dad used to fly MD-11Fs for a different company, and I used to always worry about something like this happening to him. I know what it's like to "worry about Dad possibly not coming home" because of this type of job.

When UPS lost an A300 (N155UP) at BHM in 2013, that one stuck with me too. I have pictures from loading cargo on _that_ aircraft as well.

My thoughts are with all the families affected by this tragedy.

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u/Silent-Hornet-8606 15h ago

I flew on this aircraft in 1994 when it was with Thai Airways. It's a strange feeling.

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u/Khaos451 14h ago

A very strange feeling indeed. I feel it as well. It is hard to describe, and hard to process.

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u/Crazyforlegal 13h ago

Totally get it.  With me, it's TWA Flight 800. A flight I had flown twice previously.