Overview
- UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu, crashed shortly after takeoff on Nov. 4, triggering a massive fire and a shelter-in-place order near Muhammad Ali International Airport.
- Officials report multiple fatalities on the ground at nearby businesses in addition to those on board, with at least 11 people injured, some critically.
- The FAA said the jet carried roughly 144,000 liters of fuel, which fed the post‑impact blaze and amplified damage across adjacent industrial properties.
- UPS suspended package-sorting at its Worldport hub in Louisville as recovery, identification and air‑quality monitoring continue, while the airport has resumed limited operations.
- Investigators have recovered both the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and will analyze maintenance records and engine debris, with a full NTSB determination expected to take months.