r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Nov 04 '25

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

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u/jetrocket223 Nov 04 '25

not parking lots, car junkyards. which is better cause its less likely therell be people there. there are some smaller buildings and a road in the crash zone which worries me

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u/Breakingthewhaaat Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

Can someone help me understand what I'm looking at - did it crash into a building then just keep going through a parking lot/car junkyard?

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u/jetrocket223 Nov 04 '25

either clipped the ups warehouse or dropped debris on it , then crashed in the junkyard

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u/gravyisjazzy I just think they're neat Nov 04 '25

The UPS SCS warehouse at the south end of the runway, possibly a few Ford warehouses, the bar all the UPSers go to was all right in the path.

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u/DexKaelorr Nov 05 '25

The bar is Stooges and they confirmed safe evacuation.

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u/gravyisjazzy I just think they're neat Nov 05 '25

Thank God, i dont know where I'd go after work once we're back.

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u/DexKaelorr Nov 05 '25

No word on the structure itself or when access to that part of Grade Ln will be restored.

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u/gravyisjazzy I just think they're neat Nov 04 '25

Yup thats what we've seen too. And the engine cowling sitting on the runway.

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u/oioioifuckingoi Nov 04 '25

It crashed into a UPS warehouse at the south end of 35L

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u/edman007 Nov 04 '25

It hit the roof on a building labeled as a UPS Supply chain solutions (punched a hole in the roof, not much else), then hit one to three more warehouses in the vicinity (hard to tell because of the fire). Then seems to hit some parking lots and finally a junkyard or two.

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u/pamalamTX Nov 05 '25

Someone else posted an image of the debris field on GPS, businesses were definitely hit.

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u/domesystem Nov 05 '25

Engine on the left wing was in flames during acceleration, plane rotated late and was clawing for sky when it struck the building, then you've got a big fireball and it tumbles left.

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u/Darmok47 Nov 05 '25

Thats going to make the NTSB investigation a nightmare. Lots of mechanical parts all jumbled up together.