Video Shows Horror Plane Crash That Killed 15
The footage shows flames erupt as the engine detaches from the aircraft.
NTSB via CBS News
Newly released video footage has captured the terrifying final moments of a UPS plane that crashed, killing 15 people. The National Transportation Safety Board released footage on Tuesday of the plane, bound for Hawaii, that crashed in Louisville in November 2025 moments after takeoff. The footage, captured by an airport camera, shows flames erupt as the engine detaches from the aircraft while it speeds down the runway. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F then went on to crash into a nearby business complex, killing all three pilots on board and 12 people on the ground. Almost two dozen others were injured in the aftermath. The aircraft was loaded with up to 20,000 packages and approximately 38,000 gallons of fuel at the time of the flight. At an NTSB hearing in Washington, investigators said the crew was reassigned to the MD-11F after their original aircraft, also an MD-11, was grounded for a fuel leak. The NTSB also revealed that cracks and metal fatigue caused a left-wing engine mount failure during the November crash.
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