The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane, built in 1991, went down around 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4, 2025, after its left wing caught fire.
The family of Capt. Dana Diamond, who was the international relief officer on the plane, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Jefferson Circuit Court against Boeing, General Electric and VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc. — the company that did maintenance on the plane.
A loss of consortium lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of the 15th victim of the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville.
Newly released Louisville police footage shows officers helping people get to safety during the deadly UPS plane crash, along with aerial views of the early destruction and the initial reaction to the wreckage.
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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.
UPS released the identifies of the three pilots aboard the flight that caught fire and crashed leaving Louisville's airport Tuesday evening.