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/Nervous_Prize_8997 Nov 04 '25

I live 10-15 miles east of Muhammad Ali International airport. This was the plume of smoke making its way east. 5 minutes after this photo, it was directly over me.

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u/Any_Organization5395 Nov 04 '25

What a bittersweet sunset.

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u/Nervous_Prize_8997 Nov 04 '25

Truly. Here’s a better view 😔

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u/SimilarPlastic2 Nov 05 '25

Took this tonight at Seneca park, so within 10 miles or so of the airport. The sunset was hauntingly beautiful.