Louisville Airplane Crash

[skatingguy]

 

[ballettmaus]

This site features a video that seems to have been taken by an airport worker. It shows one engine on fire during take-off while the plane was still on the runway. You can see it explode shortly after. I wonder why they didn't abort the landing.

UPS plane catches fire and explodes while taking off from Louisville's airport

WDRB has crews headed to the scene.

www.wdrb.com

 

[ballettmaus]

Watching the press conference and the Governor said that there's a Ford plant at the airport which was thankfully not hit!

 

[Mozart]

Saw a photo on r/aviation that shows an engine lying on the runway. AA191 vibes


Ok found it. Engine lying beside runway 17r

Engine

 

[barbk]

This site features a video that seems to have been taken by an airport worker. It shows one engine on fire during take-off while the plane was still on the runway. You can see it explode shortly after. I wonder why they didn't abort the landing.

UPS plane catches fire and explodes while taking off from Louisville's airport

WDRB has crews headed to the scene.

www.wdrb.com

Once a plane reaches a specific speed for that model/configuration, takeoff is the only option. Additionally, this aircraft was likely at close to max weight given that it was headed for Hawaii, and there are bunches of warehouses right at the end of the runway. A different video shows where the plane (possibly the landing gear?) ripped a trench in the roof of one of the warehouses.

Very sad.

 

[ballettmaus]

Once a plane reaches a specific speed for that model/configuration, takeoff is the only option. Additionally, this aircraft was likely at close to max weight given that it was headed for Hawaii, and there are bunches of warehouses right at the end of the runway.

Thanks for the information. Imagine being the crew, likely knowing your (basically non-existent) chances of a successful turn around with the amount of fuel they had on board.

 

[Winnipeg]

What a horrible accident. I wonder what the cause will be determined to be. It is fortunate that more people on the ground were not hurt or killed.

 

[ballettmaus]

What a horrible accident. I wonder what the cause will be determined to be. It is fortunate that more people on the ground were not hurt or killed.

NTSB is saying that they have video footage showing that one engine detached while the plane was on the runway.

 

[pollyanna]

Louisville native here. My son is an EMT in Louisville. He said he’ll never get the images out of his head.

Here is a dashcam video of the crash. Warning: very disturbing

Dashcam

All Jefferson County schools closed today for fear of toxic smoke.

 

[Vash01]

Watched cnn today. They said the plane was manufactured in 1991.

The engine fell off after take off and a wing caught fire before the crash.

 

[Vash01]

Deleted. Double post.

 

[Taso]

I can't bring myself to look. MD11's always have the most intense crashes. Thank goodness no passenger airlines have flown them for years. So sorry for this flight crew and the workers down below who lost their lives, and my thoughts go out to all witnesses and first responders...

 

[Mozart]

Yes MD11s don't have th3 best history and according to pilots are "unforgiving" while flying

 

[ballettmaus]

My host mom's nephew (from back when I was an exchange student) is a UPS pilot out of Louisville. Fortunately, he's safe but they couldn't reach the family all of Tuesday evening and had to wait until Wednesday morning to find out.

I can't bring myself to look. MD11's always have the most intense crashes. Thank goodness no passenger airlines have flown them for years. So sorry for this flight crew and the workers down below who lost their lives, and my thoughts go out to all witnesses and first responders...

Apparently, the plane had just undergone extensive maintenance and only been back in service for about 70 hours of flight time. (Warning: link contains video from news cast which contains footage from the crash) https://www.wlwt.com/article/louisville-ups-plane-investigation-documents-crash/69280215

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Perhaps all the videos will help investigators figure out what happened, but how awful for the families. It's going to be almost impossible for them to avoid seeing images of the crash.