Weeks after a UPS plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, airport firefighters offered a rare look inside the highly specialized emergency response that unfolded in the minutes after the aircraft went down.
It was past closing time at Grade A Auto Parts when the plane went down.
According to the initial investigation, the plane cleared the fence at the end of the runway, but its landing gear hit the roof of a UPS warehouse off Grade Lane and then an oil recycling facility just past it.
Two weeks have passed since a thick plume of black smoke rose into the late afternoon Louisville sky — a harbinger of tragedy the city never saw coming.
It's been two weeks since UPS Flight 2976 crashed trying to take off from Louisville's airport. Fourteen people, including the three pilots aboard the plane, were killed.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently grounded MD-11 aircraft, and now the agency has expanded that grounding order.Â
In total, 14 people died, including Diamond and two other pilots, when UPS Flight 2976 crashed just after take off on Nov. 4 after its left wing caught fire.Â
The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding more planes following the deadly UPS crash in Louisville.
When Lou Fedon arrived in the United States from Haiti in 1991, he was only a teenager—quiet, determined, and hoping for a chance at a safer life.
Families and workers displaced by the UPS plane crash say they’re still without answers, income or access to their property as the investigation continues.
From mental and physical health to language barriers and insurance help, the Community Outreach Center was set up to provide resources in one place following the tragic Nov. 4 crash near the city's airport.
More than a week after the deadly UPS plane crash near Louisville's airport, those who lost their lives have been identified.
Eight days ago, Melissa Winters was waiting for one of her best friends to come over to her apartment. But instead of hearing a knock at the door, she turned on the news.
Families of UPS crash victims are joining together in a lawsuit seeking justice for last week's deadly crash in Louisville.
Thirty-eight fire apparatus responded to the scene from departments across the state.
Mayor Craig Greenberg said the new assistance line went live Tuesday.
Mary Ballenger was sitting in her car with her children and grandchildren, waiting to pick up her husband from work when she saw the unimaginable.
Mayor Craig Greenberg said Monday some areas where the crash happened near Louisville's airport had oil that was up to three or more feet deep following the crash.
As investigators continue combing through the wreckage of last week’s deadly UPS plane crash, volunteers from a local organization are making sure first responders are fed.
All reported missing victims in the UPS plane crash near Louisville's airport have been found.
UPS said MD-11s make up 9% of its airline fleet.
Louisville's mayor said the victim was found Friday evening, bringing the total number of known fatalities to 14.
Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond were on board when the crash happened during takeoff Tuesday at UPS Worldport.
Some in attendance said they wanted to come together to lift each other up after a tough week for the city.
"It looks like Stooges is sitting in a war zone, and I don't know why it was saved."
People who live near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport said they're noticing black sludge and an oily film in neighborhood waterways days after the UPS cargo plane crash that killed 13 people and damaged nearby buildings.
Investigators said the "black box" inside the UPS plane that crashed Tuesday in Louisville recorded a "repeating bell" sound for the final 25 seconds of the flight.
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday against UPS, General Electric and Boeing, claiming the companies' recklessness contributed to the plane crash Tuesday at Louisville's airport that killed at least 13 people.
New aerial video shows an up-close look at the crash site from Tuesday's UPS plane crash in Louisville that killed 13 people.
Video from a waterway not far from the crash scene shows workers scooping black sludge and a film of oil from a waterway known as Northern Ditch, not far from National Turnpike in Louisville.
UPS employees, people who knew victims, families and everyday residents came together to pray, embrace and share the light of their candles.
UPS released the identifies of the three pilots aboard the flight that caught fire and crashed leaving Louisville's airport Tuesday evening.
According to FAA documents, the MD-11 jet built by McDonnell-Douglas in 1991 had major maintenance completed just months before Tuesday's devastating crash.
Flight data showed the UPS plane that crashed taking off from Louisville's airport Tuesday was going 210 miles per hour at 100 feet of altitude at the last reading retrieved from the crash debris.
Sabit Aliyev, who manages Kentucky Truck Parts and Services, said he and his coworker were surrounded by flames and metal fences as the inferno spread.
The plane was headed to Honolulu with three people onboard, Inman said. Investigators said all three people died in the crash.
The death toll and number of injured is expected to go up, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.Â
A temporary flight restriction (TFR) remains in place around the crash site, limiting air traffic as drones and investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board survey the scene.
Grade A Auto Parts and Recycling doesn't know how many customers were in the building or who was in the building at the time of the crash.
Chaotic and surreal are some of the words they're using to describe what they saw.
Consumers who want to check on their UPS packages can wait to hear from the company or look up tracking details online.
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Okolona Fire Chief Mark Little said the last month has been chaotic, but there's still fire officials on site where the plane crashed.
