Overview
- Officials said the three pilots on UPS Flight 2976 were on board and are among those killed as the search for additional victims continues.
- New video and early statements point to flames on the left side before impact, with officials reporting the left engine caught fire and detached shortly after takeoff.
- The NTSB is leading the investigation with FAA assistance and FBI forensic support, and the cockpit voice and flight data recorders have been recovered and sent to Washington.
- The impact and post-crash fires damaged multiple nearby businesses, including Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts, in the industrial corridor south of the runway.
- UPS halted Worldport sorting and the airport resumed limited operations after firefighters contained extensive blazes fed by roughly 38,000 gallons of jet fuel.