Tragedy in Louisville: UPS Cargo Plane Crash Claims Lives and Sparks Investigation
A
devastating aviation accident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, November 4,
2025, when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville
Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky.
The aircraft, identified as UPS Flight 2976, was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route to Honolulu. It went down around 5:15 p.m. while departing from the airport’s West Runway, ultimately crashing approximately three miles south of the airfield.