Overview
- UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu, crashed shortly after 5:15 p.m. local time soon after departing Muhammad Ali International Airport.
- Louisville police and emergency services reported injuries and ordered a shelter-in-place within five miles, later extended north to the Ohio River by emergency managers.
- Airport operations were halted with flights delayed or diverted as firefighters fought a large blaze and managed debris near Fern Valley Road and Grade Lane.
- Federal officials said the NTSB will provide updates as it leads the investigation with support from the FAA.
- UPS said it is cooperating with authorities and confirmed three crew members were aboard, while the company assessed impacts at its Worldport facility.