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UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport with 3 on board

UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport with 3 on board
A UPS plane has crashed near Louisville airport, photos showStephen Cohen/Getty ImagesA UPS plane crashed at the Louisville airport on Tuesday.Three people were on board, according to UPS.The plane was headed to Honolulu.A UPS cargo plane has crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.The FAA said the plane crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time. Flightradar24 data shows the plane, which was headed to Honolulu, crashed a minute after takeoff into an area past the runway.Flightradar24 shows the plane crashed in an area just past the runway after takeoff.Courtesy of Flightradar24UPS said in a statement that there were three crew members on board the jet when it crashed. The Louisville police department said there were injuries on the ground, but it's unclear to what extent.The airport is closed, and the FAA issued a temporary flight restriction within a five-mile radius of the airport and up to 10,000 feet until 7 a.m. on Wednesday. It said "only relief aircraft operations" can fly within the parameters.UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The FAA and NTSB will investigate.…— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) November 4, 2025 The MD-11 involved, tail number N259UP, is 34-year-old tri-engine widebody jet that was first delivered to Thai Airways in 1991 before UPS acquired it in 2006.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Read the original article on Business Insider

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