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Louisville Names All 14 Victims of UPS MD-11 Crash as Probe Focuses on Left-Engine Failure

Officials named the dead after confirming identities through DNA, dental, medical records.

Overview

  • Authorities identified three UPS crew members and 11 people on the ground, many of them customers or employees at Grade A Auto Parts & Scrap Metal Recycling.
  • Families have been notified, and the city activated assistance resources, including a hotline and plans for a community resource center.
  • NTSB officials say CCTV shows the left engine catching fire and detaching during the takeoff roll; investigators recovered the flight recorders and a preliminary report is expected by early December.
  • UPS and FedEx paused MD-11 operations, and the FAA ordered inspections of the model involved pending further corrective actions.
  • Officials said the jet carried about 38,000 gallons of fuel, intensifying fires that destroyed multiple industrial buildings, as crews worked to prevent oil from entering groundwater.