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Smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash near the UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025. A UPS cargo plane crashed on the evening of November 11 near the Louisville International Airport shortly after takeoff, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, as local media in the Kentucky city aired video of a large plume of smoke rising above the facility. Leandro Lozada,  AFP

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UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762303523604AFP__20251104__832X4G3__v1__MidRes__UpsCargoPlaneCrashesInLouisville.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash near the UPS Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025. A UPS cargo plane crashed on the evening of November 11 near the Louisville International Airport shortly after takeoff, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said, as local media in the Kentucky city aired video of a large plume of smoke rising above the facility. Leandro Lozada,  AFP </span></span></span></div><p>At least three people died and 11 more were injured after a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding into flames as it crashed into businesses adjacent to the airport, sending a massive plume of black smoke over the area.</p><p>The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 departing for Hawaii crashed at around 5:15 p.m. local time (2215 GMT).</p><p>Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear told a press briefing that he expected the number of dead and injured was going to rise, with the current toll including only those on the ground that were currently accounted for.</p><p>UPS said in a statement that three crew members were on board the aircraft, adding that &quot;we have not confirmed any injuries/casualties.&quot;</p><p>Beshear said the status of the three crew members was unknown and said that he was &quot;very concerned&quot; for them.</p><p>The cause of the crash was under investigation by the FAA and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).</p><p>Video shared by local broadcaster WLKY appears to show the aircraft&#x27;s left engine on fire as it tried to lift off.</p><p>Louisville serves as the main US air hub for UPS, according to a company fact sheet.</p><p>The package delivery giant travels to more than 200 countries via nearly 2,000 flights per day, with a fleet of 516 aircraft. UPS owns 294 of those planes and hires the rest through short-term leases or charters.</p><p>Aerial footage of the crash site showed a long trail of debris as firefighters blasted water on the flames, with smoke billowing from the disaster area.</p><p>Governor Beshear said the aircraft hit a petroleum recycling facility &quot;pretty directly.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The crash comes amid <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/2/-i-can-t-eat-millions-risk-losing-food-aid-during-us-shutdown-1136">one of the longest government shutdowns in US </a>history, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warning of &quot;mass chaos&quot; earlier Tuesday due to a lack of air traffic control staff.</p><p>&quot;You&#x27;ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace, because we just cannot manage it because we don&#x27;t have the air traffic controllers,&quot; Duffy told reporters.</p><p>In a statement on X, Duffy called footage of the crash &quot;heartbreaking,&quot; adding: &quot;Please join me in prayer for the Louisville community and flight crew impacted by this horrific crash.&quot;</p><p>In January, an American Eagle airliner hit a military Black Hawk outside Washington&#x27;s Ronald Reagan airport, killing 67 people.</p><p>That <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/2/9/watch-black-hawk-helicopter-wreckage-hoisted-out-of-potomac-river-1835">crash</a>, which ended the United States&#x27; 16-year streak of no fatal commercial air crashes, has added to concerns about the US air traffic control system, which some regard as an understaffed operation beset by problems with old equipment.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/10/27/us-navy-helicopter-jet-crash-into-south-china-sea-0856">US Navy helicopter, jet crash into South China Sea</a></div>

<p>A UPS cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed shortly after take off Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding into flames and sending a massive plume of black smoke over the area.</p>

A UPS cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed shortly after take off Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding into flames and sending a massive plume of black smoke over the area.

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At least 3 dead after UPS cargo plane crashes near Louisville airport

Agence France-Presse

Published November 05, 2025 08:48 AM PHT

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