I Pray the UPS Plane crash departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

[Coldwater]

isn't related to the air traffic controller shortage tied to the government shutdown

Deadly UPS plane crash sparks airport shutdown and travel disruptions

A UPS cargo plane crashed when departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) on the evening of Nov. 4, killing at least seven people. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11's crash marks the deadliest since UPS Airlines' inception in 1988.

"At approximately 5:20 p.m., [Nov. 4], UPS Flight 2976 from Louisville, KY, to Honolulu, an MD-11 with three crewmembers onboard, was involved in an accident in Louisville," UPS said in a statement.

Link

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/other/deadly-ups-plane-crash-sparks-airport-shutdown-and-travel-disruptions/ar-AA1PQKsX?ocid=BingNewsSerp

Link to tweet

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. remember Trump admin earlier this year? Every catastrophe was linked to DEI.

[Coldwater]

2. Well, that explains his entire cabinet

[Initech]

13. And part of that can be linked to one Charlie Kirk.

Yes, Charlie Kirk led the charge on the MAGA DEI policy and especially the bullshit about DEI and airline pilots.

[Lovie777]

3. The plane caught on fire..............

at this point in time it appears to be mechanical.

[jmowreader]

4. Fortunately, it is not

The left-side engine caught fire while the plane was going down the runway building up speed to take flight.

[sop]

5. It appears to be a catastrophic mechanical failure.

Did the UPS plane collide with another plane that shouldn't have been on the runway while taking off? I haven't heard any reports saying it was ATC error.

[Happy Hoosier]

6. Can't tell, but to me it looks...

like the aircrew saw the burning engine and attempted to reject the take-off, but the plane was beyong the V1 (rejected take-off) speed, so off the end of the runway it went.

[pimpbot]

7. its not

Left engine fell off and started a fire, probably damaging the #2 engine in the tail. Plane could fly with 2 of 3 but not with just one.

They got off the ground a couple feet then crashed and flipped in the industrial park at the end of the runway.

[Emile]

11. Supposedly crashing into docked semi trucks.

I wonder how many truck drivers were inside their cabs?

[Coldwater]

12. Reminds me of AA Flight 191

in Chicago back in 1979 when an engine fell off during takeoff sealing the fate of the passengers

[marmar]

8. It had absolutely nothing to do with ATC

[malaise]

9. 7 dead 11 injured so far

Too sad

[pansypoo53219]

10. the engine was on fire on take off + fuel explosions.

[Grim Chieftain]

14. Horrible and absolutely heartbreaking

The poor family members and friends who lost loved ones will have these images haunt them forever.

[ForgedCrank]

15. An engine

explosion at V1 doesn't have anything to do with ATC