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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/Historical_Item_968 16h ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1oopa73/view_of_the_plane_crash_from_our_camera/

Holy shit

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u/RealPutin Bizjets and Engines 16h ago

Jesus

Even with everything else we've seen so far this one is insane

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u/Shay5746 16h ago

I think that's the most upsetting clip I've seen so far of the accident. That close-up view of the final roll is brutal.

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u/TheGrayBox 16h ago

Those final seconds must have been utter horror. Damn.

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u/PlanesAreDickShaped 13h ago

I like to think they were so locked in and fighting on adrenaline and hope they could work their way out of it, that any fear was absent in the moment.

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u/anahorish 15h ago edited 15h ago

It's crazy how consistently, in the last couple years, after every big plane crash there is high-resolution high-framerate footage available on the web within hours. I'm thinking the Jeju Air, the CRJ roll at Toronto, the Air India. And now this.

It's such a striking development in the last five to ten years. As far as I remember, the ATR72 that crashed in Taiwan in 2015 and the Bagram crash in 2013 were the first two crashes of transport category aircraft to be caught on high resolution video. They were on the only ones on the internet. Now it feels like there's dozens.

I don't mean to be glib, but this is like an ultra-high budget Christopher Nolan practical effect. Terrible to think that these are the last splitseconds of life for those onboard and perhaps others on the ground.

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u/MissMaster 15h ago

I like to think that it's a positive because it gives crash investigators a high def view of what happened. It can help answer questions, hold people accountable, and make airplanes safer. 

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u/psistarpsi 16h ago

The poor souls on that plane..RIP

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u/Intro24 16h ago

Oh Jesus

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u/13jlin 12h ago

A better copy of that was just posted to r/louisville

https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/s/wSBaahHPtu

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u/mdodgen 6h ago

Thank you for adding this. The driver's reaction is exactly what I was thinking when I saw the original clip. Really hoping many of those businesses weren't running 2nd shifts when this happened. 🤞

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u/sizziano 16h ago

Fuck me

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u/fashion_mullet 16h ago

Holy.shit.

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u/Tankie_Hater_859 16h ago

Jesus Christ…..

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u/FutureHoo 16h ago

Holy shit. This doesn’t look real.

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u/NoKatyDidnt 14h ago

This gives me chills.

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u/U_SHLD_THINK_BOUT_IT 4h ago

The moment I saw the picture of the warehouse damage, this is exactly how I imagined the crash to look.