Overview
- UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu, crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time shortly after departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, the FAA said.
- UPS confirmed three crewmembers were aboard, and Louisville police reported injuries, but authorities have not verified fatalities or a definitive casualty count.
- Police extended a shelter-in-place to all areas north of the airport to the Ohio River and warned residents to avoid Fern Valley and Grade Lane near the crash site.
- The crash triggered a large industrial-area blaze with damage to nearby structures, and the airport suspended all arriving and departing flights.
- Flight-tracking indicated the jet climbed only briefly before vanishing from radar, with videos showing apparent wing or engine fire, and the NTSB will investigate with FAA assistance.