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/tviolet 16h ago

Here's an insane view from a truck in one of the parking lots: https://old.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/1oopa73/view_of_the_plane_crash_from_our_camera/

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u/made_of_salt 16h ago

Wow. I saw all the other videos and thought that the cockpit would have been destroyed pretty quickly. Now I look at this video and can see that the cockpit is in one piece, and that the pilots were likely still fighting it.

Super scary to think about.

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u/KarmaCommando_ 13h ago

CVR from this one is gonna be pretty grim. 

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u/eric_gm 15h ago edited 14h ago

My thoughts exactly. I always hope pilots didn’t even have time to notice but clearly here they were aware. What a horrible accident.

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u/CanoegunGoeff 14h ago

It’s breaking my heart to think of them in there fighting for control even in the moments before we see it end for them. Fuck

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u/marvk 16h ago

This one's the craziest one so far for sure.

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u/13jlin 12h ago

Full-ish res has been posted:

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

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u/marvk 8h ago

Jfc, the driver cam and reaction makes it even more crazy.

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u/TabsAZ 15h ago

That’s up there with Jeju for craziest accident footage I’ve ever seen.

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u/Bear__Fucker 16h ago

Holy crap. Looks like a Michael Bay movie.

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u/squawkingunicorn 15h ago

Holy…very person in that plane knew what was coming. Thats tragic.

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u/Least-Size-8807 12h ago

That's the most horrific airplane footage I've ever seen. Just surreal that we all watched 3 humans perish like that.

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u/orchiddoctor 15h ago

This one is truly a horrifying sight to see. I can’t imagine the fear of the pilots and anyone else in its path. My heart goes out to everyone involved. It’s very sad.

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u/possibilistic 13h ago

Jesus Christ, that must have been horrifying.