Overview
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the death toll has risen to at least nine with 11 injured, cautioning the numbers could change as recovery continues.
- UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 bound for Honolulu, went down around 5:15 p.m. local time shortly after departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
- Authorities reported a massive explosion and fire that damaged nearby businesses, with fatalities including people on the ground as well as those connected to the flight.
- The NTSB has assumed the investigation in coordination with the FAA, and crews are securing debris, seeking the recorders, and assessing the extensive damage.
- Airport operations began resuming in stages after an initial shutdown and shelter-in-place orders, while UPS paused sorting at its Worldport hub in Louisville for a second day.