Overview
- Officials raised the death toll to at least nine, reported 11 injured, and said 16 people remain unaccounted for as search efforts continue.
- UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu, crashed around 5:15 p.m. shortly after liftoff, with video showing flames on the left wing before impact.
- The aircraft struck a petroleum recycling facility and an auto parts business near the runway, triggering large fires that were contained overnight and prompting a narrowed shelter-in-place zone.
- The National Transportation Safety Board has assumed control of the investigation with FAA support, and teams are beginning evidence recovery and victim identification.
- The airport resumed limited flights Wednesday morning, UPS paused overnight Worldport sorting, and officials noted the jet was fueled for a long-haul flight amid conflicting reports on exact fuel volume.