Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying off

Frame by frame, six photos released by federal investigators graphically captured horrifying images of the UPS plane turning into a fireball.

UPS jet that crashed after service in San Antonio had cracks in engine mount

The agency’s report cited the 1979 crash of an American Airlines DC-10 at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport that killed 271 people and two people on the ground. Similar to the UPS crash, the airliner’s engine and pylon fell off as the craft was taking off. MD-11s are essentially larger, modernized versions of the DC-10.

Before Fatal UPS Plane Crash, Engine Brace Had Cracked, Safety Agency Says

The cargo plane was taking off from Louisville earlier this month when it crashed moments after becoming airborne, killing the three crew members and 11 people on the ground.

Evidence of fatigue cracks a 'major clue' in fatal UPS cargo jet crash, experts say

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it has found evidence of fatigue cracks in a key part of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet that crashed this month in Kentucky, an important clue into the cause of the incident that killed 14.

Surveillance photos show moment UPS plane took off before explosion in Kentucky

Newly released surveillance photos show the moment a UPS cargo plane took off before it exploded in Kentucky, killing three people onboard and 11 on the ground.
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