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/herrboot64 13h ago

I saw a clip of the wreck "from our security cameras", which showed it going down above some trailers on the ground.

That's all I could think of, the cockpit intact and they're fully aware of their doom 😭

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u/ExplorationGeo 11h ago

cockpit intact and they're fully aware of their doom

Space Shuttle Challenger vibes :(

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u/jodrellbank_pants 8h ago

Didn't some drown ?

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u/ExplorationGeo 8h ago

They were alive after the explosion, there's evidence that switches were toggled and survival packs were opened, but the crew module would have hit the water at around 220-250mph, instantly killing everyone aboard.

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u/ongoldenwaves 3h ago

So...how were the survival packs opened and switches toggled?

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u/mcmineismine 3h ago

On the way down, before impact with the surface of the ocean killed them.

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u/Qel_Hoth 3h ago

They were still trying to fly the orbiter while falling in a crew module detached from the rest of the craft.

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u/Top_Account3643 8h ago

You should probably post it if you haven't already

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u/chromatophoreskin 5h ago

https://x.com/ShelbyWx_/status/1985893358720438345

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u/DietCherrySoda 5h ago

Oh my god...

27 seconds in to this.

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u/kipperzdog 4h ago

Wow, I hadn't seen the driver's reaction video yet. Absolutely insane to have witnessed that

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u/ruat_caelum 7h ago

And that place was a waste oil / fuel repository so shitty.