Death Toll Rises to 14 After UPS MD-11F Crash Near Louisville

Investigators have begun analyzing data recovered from the aircraft’s flight recorder.

Overview

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the number of known fatalities has increased to 14.
Nine people remain unaccounted for as the NTSB prioritizes search and recovery, according to board member Todd Inman.
Investigators are reviewing a 63-hour recording recovered from the flight recorder, NBC reported.
The FAA confirmed the UPS-operated MD-11F crashed shortly after takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Preliminary media reports cite a possible engine fire and loss of power, and officials have not issued any causal findings as the crash’s toll places it among the largest U.S. air accidents of the past decade.