UPS Airlines Flight 2976

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UPS Airlines Flight 2976 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight in the United States from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii. On the afternoon of November 4, 2025, the Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) MD-11F airplane operating this flight was taking off from runway 17R when the left engine and engine pylon detached from the wing. The aircraft then crashed into an industrial area south of the runway seconds after liftoff. The crash killed all three crew members on board the aircraft and twelve people on the ground. The accident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Following the accident, UPS retired its remaining MD-11 fleet in January 2026.

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