New video shows fiery moments engine separated from UPS cargo plane in deadly crash
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released new video showing the left engine detaching in flames from a UPS cargo plane during takeoff in Louisville, which crashed in November 2025, killing 15 people.
- The UPS Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all three pilots and 12 people on the ground, with nearly two dozen others injured.
- Investigators revealed the flight crew had been reassigned to this aircraft after their original MD-11 was taken out of service due to a reported fuel leak.
- The NTSB identified metal fatigue as the cause of the engine mount failure and noted that UPS did not take further action following a 2011 Boeing notice about structural issues on the MD-11.
- UPS stated that the 2011 Boeing notification did not require any action, despite the NTSB's findings of prior structural concerns.