Horrific moment engine flies off UPS Flight 2976 just before its crash killed 15
New York Post • • general
Key Points:
- A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11F jet’s engine and pylon detached during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on November 4, 2025, causing a crash that killed 15 people, including three crew members and 12 on the ground.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released video footage of the incident and is holding a hearing in Washington, DC, to investigate the cause of the crash.
- The 34-year-old aircraft was bound for Hawaii and the crash resulted in a large debris field and fire over a half-mile radius near the airport.
- The victims on the ground included 11 named individuals and a 3-year-old child, with another injured person, Alain Rodriguez Colina, dying later from injuries.
- Following the crash, the FAA grounded all MD-11 aircraft for several months, marking this as the deadliest accident in UPS’s history.