New NTSB Footage Points to Engine Detachment in UPS MD-11F Crash
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New NTSB video shows the left engine detaching in a fiery crash of a UPS MD-11F at Louisville on Nov. 4, 2025, killing 15 people (3 pilots and 12 on the ground). Investigators say metal fatigue caused the engine attachment to fail, and notes that the flight crew had been reassigned to the MD-11F after the original aircraft was retired following a fuel-leak issue. The crash led to the MD-11 fleet being grounded and retired by UPS, while FedEx is returning repaired MD-11s to service.
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- UPS switched planes before fatal November 2025 crash in Kentucky The Courier-Journal
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