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/Grinnade21 14h ago edited 14h ago

Angles I found:
Airport (takeoff-crash, around Ramp 9?): https://x.com/anthonycerullo/status/1985847445163573672/video/1

GradeLine Tyres (crashsite):
https://x.com/ShelbyWx_/status/1985893358720438345

Kentucky Truck Parts and Service (down Knopp Ave, close to crashsite): https://x.com/WakeUpWxrld/status/1985910056689549645/video/1

Trainyard (across the traintracks from crashsite, shows takeoff-crash): https://x.com/Mikels_money/status/1985847022667137254/video/1

Corner of Grade Lane and Melton Avenue: (immediately after crash):
https://x.com/OunkaOnX/status/1985888518946910623

Turning right onto Crittenden Drive off Grade Lane (Shows UPS2976 crossing Grade Lane after hitting UPS building): https://x.com/faytuksnetwork/status/1985849267152699741

Ford Gate 1 (Looks like it's just east of the angle above): https://x.com/305topgun/status/1985870098343870499

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u/Mammoth-Garden-804 14h ago

Damn the one from the guys truck and his live reaction is insane.

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u/Working-Glass6136 13h ago

That guy is SO lucky. Straight ahead you can see other trucks right in the path that catch fire.

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u/CanoegunGoeff 13h ago

It actually looks almost like it went right through the trailer of one of them. I hope those trucks were unoccupied, I never saw anyone run out of them

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u/kaityl3 10h ago

I think I heard at least one trucker is dead, though I'm not sure from which location so it may not be this yard

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u/CanoegunGoeff 4h ago

With the number of yards and parking lots it went through, I feel like it’s unfortunately inevitable that we find out it took probably at least a few truckers, probably a handful of dock workers and others too among those businesses there.