UPS Cargo Plane Just Crashed near Louisville Airport

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UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport, emergency shelter-in-place issued

Police confirm multiple people were injured Tuesday after reports of a UPS plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky.

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UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport, emergency shelter-in-place issued​

Multiple injuries reported, according to police​

Alexandra KochNovember 4, 2025 5:58pm EST
Multiple people were injured Tuesday after a UPS plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky.

The Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed its officers, along with multiple other agencies, are responding to reports of a plane crash near Fern Valley Road and Grade Lane, near the UPS Worldport.

Police said multiple people were injured. It is unclear if there were any fatalities.

"This is an active scene with fire and debris," police wrote in an X post. "Stay away."

The agency later issued an emergency shelter-in-place alert for all locations within five miles of the airport.

SDF confirmed the incident involved an aircraft and noted its airfield is closed.

UPS did not immediately respond to inquiries from FOX Business.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

 

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From CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/us/ups-plane-crash-louisville-airport

A UPS plane crashed near the Louisville airport​

A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.

UPS Flight 2976 crashed just after 5 p.m. local time and was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the crash along with the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB will lead the investigation, the FAA said Tuesday.

Louisville Metro Police Department and other agencies are responding to the reported plane crash, LMPD said in an X post. Injuries have been reported, police said.

A massive plume of black smoke is rising not far from the tarmac at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, videos from CNN affiliate WAVE show.

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is the worldwide air hub for UPS. The company’s Worldport is more than 5 million square feet where more than 12,000 UPS employees process more than two million packages a day, according to the company.

A shelter-in-place has been issued for all locations within 5 miles of the airport, police added.

“LMPD and multiple other agencies are responding to reports of a plan crash near Fern Valley and Grade Lane,” the post said. “Grade lane will be closed indefinitely between Stooges and Crittenden.”

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F is a freight transport aircraft manufactured originally by McDonnell Douglas and later by Boeing. The aircraft is primarily flown by FedEx Express, Lufthansa Cargo and UPS Airlines for cargo.

The plane also served as a popular wide-bodied passenger airplane after it was first flown in 1990.

As fuel costs increased for the three engine jets many of them were converted to freighters. The plane can take off weighing in at a maximum 633,000 pounds and carrying more than 38,000 gallons of fuel, according to Boeing, which bought McDonnell Douglass.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

 

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I saw a video of the crash. But can't find it now.
EDIT : https://www.threads.com/@yasharali/...Oopir_baBIJJj8mZA1hrQpHhEe1ppidGJZ9y-w&slof=1

 

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Engine separated from aircraft during takeoff.

 

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