Overview
- Federal teams from the NTSB and FAA are collecting wreckage and analyzing flight-data and cockpit-voice recorders, with video from multiple angles showing the No. 1 engine missing and the left wing on fire before impact.
- A cockpit alarm sounded shortly after liftoff as pilots struggled to control the jet, according to the NTSB, which cautioned that the cause has not been determined and a full transcript will take months.
- Officials now put the death toll at 14, including the three pilots and people on the ground, and authorities report additional injuries after the plane struck nearby businesses and ignited a large fire.
- UPS and FedEx say the stand-down follows Boeing’s recommendation for further engineering analysis, and Western Global remains the only other U.S. operator of the MD-11 type.
- Records indicate the 1991-built freighter spent more than a month in maintenance in San Antonio before returning to service, while UPS says Worldport sorting has resumed with Next Day Air as carriers adjust schedules.