Ups Plane Crashes After Taking Off At Louisville Airport - Beritaja

A UPS level pinch 3 unit members aboard collapsed arsenic it was taking disconnected precocious Tuesday day successful Louisville, Kentucky, officials said.

UPS Flight 2976 collapsed about 5:15 p.m. section clip aft departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

"At this time, we person not confirmed immoderate injuries/casualties," UPS said successful a statement.

A spokesperson for Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said injuries had been reported.

“It collapsed connected takeoff. Multiple injuries,” the spokesperson, Allison Martin, said successful a message.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked for prayers for the plane’s pilots and crew. “The business is serious. Please believe for the families affected. I’m headed to Louisville now,” he said connected X.

The plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, was headed to Honolulu, the FAA said.

Video from the segment showed a occurrence and achromatic fume rising from an area appearing to beryllium adjacent the tarmac.

Police encourage group successful areas northbound of the airdrome to the Ohio River to shelter successful place.

Greenberg said successful a telephone question and reply pinch NBC connection WAVE of Louisville that the plane’s substance load was causing the occurrence connected the ground.

“All of our emergency resources are connected the segment correct now,” he said.

UPS has a ample beingness successful Louisville. UPS Air Operations is headquartered successful the city, wherever it besides has its main hub.

UPS began its overnight aerial work pinch its main hub astatine the airport, known by the letters SDF, successful 1982.

UPS is the biggest employer successful the Louisville area, pinch about 25,000 group moving for the institution there. There are about 400 flights arriving and departing each time astatine its hub, the metropolis says connected its website.

The FAA said it would investigate, on pinch the National Transportation Safety Board.