re: UPS plane crashes in Louisville?

Posted by Btrtigerfan

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:21 pm to BluegrassBelle

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This is the bar that's marked on the map from when the initial explosion happened:

If you have to shelter in place, I guess a bar isn't a bad place to do it.

Posted by Big Scrub TX

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:22 pm to StringedInstruments

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38000 gallons of fuel?

It's why takeoff is by far the most dangerous part of the flight - can't really save it if something goes wrong AND a big belly full of fuel to boot.

Posted by jmh5724

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:23 pm to LegendInMyMind

[quote]Left engine completely fell off during takeoff roll. Aircraft was previously on a maintenance delay for the same engine. Somebody messed up[/quote

Repeat of AA191?

Posted by Free888

Member since Oct 2019

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:24 pm to 777Tiger

I’m in the airport waiting to fly there, just got rescheduled to Cincinnati.

Spoke with my daughter, her father in law actually flew this run to Hawaii for UPS. It crashed on takeoff, 38,000 gallons is a legit number. Entire downtown is shelter in place.

Posted by Btrtigerfan

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:26 pm to jcaz

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Left engine completely fell off during takeoff roll.

Rapid Unplanned Disasembly

quote:
Aircraft was previously on a maintenance delay for the same engine. Somebody messed up

Check the mechanic that's missing his 10mm socket.

Posted by RedFoxx

New Orleans, LA

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:26 pm to 777Tiger

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doubt it was full, eight hours isn’t that long of a flight for a scud but it had plenty

Could have tankered some fuel to Hawaii

Posted by Henry Jones Jr

Member since Jun 2011

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:29 pm to jcaz

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Left engine completely fell off during takeoff roll. Aircraft was previously on a maintenance delay for the same engine. Somebody messed up

If this is accurate, I hope the piece(s) of shite that screwed up is forced to confront the victims and/or their families and explain themselves

Posted by East Coast Band

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:33 pm to goldennugget

If it hasn't already been mentioned in this thread, there was a UPS plane crash into Birmingham Airport on approach several years ago.

Coincidentally, I had a shipment to me , business related, that was on that plane .
The shipper only got rebated the value of the item because he purchased the additional insurance

Posted by Henry Jones Jr

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:33 pm to Henry Jones Jr

Video showing the crash reminds me of the old Concorde crash videos. Just haunting

Posted by m57

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:36 pm to East Coast Band

BHM was pilot error. This appears initially to not be.

Posted by 777Tiger

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:39 pm to m57

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BHM was pilot error.

chick fo up all day on her phone during her rest period

Posted by roguetiger15

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:44 pm to 777Tiger

I guess silver lining is it wasnt a plane full of people. RIP to those pilots and anyone on the ground killed

This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 6:47 pm

Posted by Lowdermilk

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:47 pm to stout

HOL-E-shite!~

Posted by real turf fan

East Tennessee

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:50 pm to Lowdermilk

LINK

Daily Mail has a close up of the video showing the left engine on fire above the glowing red left wing.

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Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 11/4/25 at 6:52 pm to roguetiger15

Watching the Governor's press conference right now.

- 3 likely dead (on plane), 11 in the hospital with pretty serious injury.

- Several local departments: Fire/Police/EMS are coordinating.

- Telling people to stay the frick away due to things that are still potentially explosive at the sight and due to clean up.

- Some hazards at local business near the site. Going door to door in the area to check on folks in the immediate area around the site (residential and business).

- After initial explosions at the site they've been able to reduce some of the fire.

- There's multiple bulk fuel storage businesses in the area and that was part of the issue with the explosions and burn afterward.

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Side note, my Dad worked down at a railyard near the site several years ago when a plane went off the runway and crashed/caught on fire. It burned for something like 5 days.

This post was edited on 11/4/25 at 6:57 pm