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| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 2025 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Owner/operator: | DUAL ENTRY |
| Registration: | N259UP |
| MSN: | 48417/467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Muhammad Ali International Airport, KY (SDF/KSDF) |
| Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, came down shortly after takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF/KSDF) in Louisville, Kentucky State, USA.
In the crash, the aircraft was destroyed alongside structures on the ground. Casualty remains to be confirmed. Three crew members were reportedly aboard the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F.
Video showed that the aircraft's left engine was on fire before the impact.
First reports state that the three crew members and four persons on the ground died as a result of the crash. Eleven persons on the ground were seriously injured.
Sources:
UPS Airlines Flight 2976
www.fox19.com
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2025 00:28 | RDV | Added |
| 05-Nov-2025 04:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2025 05:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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