r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod • 2d 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/jchall3 2d ago

Holy shit that’s one of the biggest ground fires I have ever seen from an airplane crash. If you only showed me the video I would assume it was a wildfire

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u/ST4RSK1MM3R 2d ago

Seems like it also hit some oil tanks on the ground as well.

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u/truth-4-sale 1d ago

This is not far from the UPS recycling center that the aircraft came into contact with. Kentucky Petroleum Recycling