Louisville Plane Crash: Black Box Recovered – Latest Update
UPS Plane Crash in Louisville: Black Box Recovered, engine Detachment Suspected
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Crash Overview
A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane crashed near Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, resulting in a large fire and claiming the lives of 12 people, including a child. The aircraft erupted into a fireball shortly after takeoff, spreading flames to nearby businesses as seen in dramatic footage of the incident.
The plane, carrying three people aboard, had received clearance for takeoff when a significant fire developed in the left wing, according to national Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokesman Todd inman.
Black Box Recovery and Analysis
Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder – commonly known as the black box – from the crash site as reported by the Express. Despite some heat damage, the NTSB believes the black box will yield crucial data.
“We feel cozy that once we get these to our lab in DC that we will be able to get a good readout of the applicable data,” stated Todd Inman. “That will be yet another point of data that will really help us understand what happened.”
Preliminary Findings: Engine Detachment
Initial investigations, examining footage of the crash, suggest that one of the aircraft’s engines detached from the left wing according to reports. Determining the cause of the engine detachment and the initial fire is expected to be a lengthy process, potentially taking over a year.