Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle was among multiple people killed in a plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport in rural North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein confirmed on Thursday afternoon. The official social media account for NASCAR wrote in an online post that Biffle’s wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder, and three others were also killed,…
Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago, killing 14 people in Kentucky, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing’s engine mount. The MD-11 plane only got 30 feet off the ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said,…
The full list of victims in the UPS plane crash has been released, two weeks after the Hawaii-bound cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, just moments after takeoff. The plane appeared to be on fire as it sped down the runway, and may have lost an engine while taking off. It struck two businesses —…
UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky. The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu….
A repeating bell sounded in the cockpit for 25 seconds as pilots tried to control a UPS cargo plane that caught fire, had an engine fall off and crashed during takeoff this week in Louisville, Kentucky, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Friday. The crash killed at least 14 people, including the three pilots on…
The death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, has risen to 13, officials said Thursday. “On my way to the Teamsters’ vigil, I learned of a 13th person that died as a result of the UPS flight 2976 plane crash,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg wrote in a social media post. “My…
Workers recall explosions, intense heat and chaos after UPS plane crashed into business – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 12 people have died and several are still unaccounted for after a UPS plane crashed minutes after takeoff near the Louisville airport. Tom Hanson spoke to employees of a scrap metal company about what…
A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least 11 people, including three on board. There was a fire…
Investigators searching for what caused Tuesday’s deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, will be reviewing dramatic video footage from the scene. The footage appears to show the area of the left wing where one the plane’s engines would be located on fire as the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 raced down the runway toward disaster. Officials…
What investigators will be looking for in the deadly UPS plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave explains what officials will focus on as they investigate the deadly UPS cargo plane crash, including video of the plane on the runway and locating the black boxes. Source link