UPS airplane crashes after taking off from Louisville airport

A UPS airplane crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali Worldwide Airport in Kentucky at round 5:15 p.m. native time Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration stated.

UPS stated in a assertion that there have been three crewmembers on the airplane. “Right now, we now have not confirmed any accidents/casualties,” the corporate stated.

The Louisville Metro Police Division stated on X that it was implementing a shelter-in-place order close to the crash website and that accidents had been reported, nevertheless it was unclear if the accidents have been from the crew or on the bottom.

The rationale for the crash was not instantly recognized. The airplane was a MD-11F, a kind of freight transport plane made by plane producer McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997.

A big plume of black smoke was seen close to the airport, and pictures from native TV confirmed hearth and particles in a big radius across the crash website.

The FAA stated the airplane was en path to Honolulu and that it and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board would examine the incident.

The airport was closed following the incident, and “all arriving and departing flights at SDF are briefly suspended,” the airport stated in a press release on X.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stated “the scenario is severe” on X and that he was headed to Louisville.

The airport is house to the UPS Worldport, which the corporate says is its largest package deal dealing with facility on the earth. Lots of of UPS flights take off day by day from Louisville, in keeping with the corporate.

— CNBC’s Dennis Inexperienced contributed to this report.

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