HORRIFIC: UPS Cargo Plane Bursting Into Flames And Exploding At Louisville International Airport

Absolutely horrible news to report tonight….a UPS Cargo Plane crashed and exploded into flames at Louisville International Airport tonight.

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Shocking footage shows the UPS cargo plane bursting into flames and exploding at Louisville International Airport.

Absolutely devastating.
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 4, 2025

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🚨 HOLY CRAP! Absolutely INSANE up-close angle of UPS Flight 2976 crash in Louisville

The plane supposedly slammed right into a petroleum recycle facility

Absolutely wild. pic.twitter.com/gcI13rL87O

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 5, 2025

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The large UPS cargo plane that crashed and exploded was headed to Hawaii. Flight 2976 from Louisville, Kentucky had 3 crew members on board. In the video, it appears that the engine was on fire before gaining high altitude. pic.twitter.com/HUFK3PLVPa

— Jere_Memez (@Jere_Memez) November 5, 2025

Fox Business had more details:

A UPS cargo plane crashed Tuesday near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, killing at least three people and injuring at least 11 others.

UPS Flight 2976 crashed with three crewmembers on board at about 5:14 p.m. ET onto the roof of the Kentucky Petroleum Recycling building after departing from SDF, Gov. Andy Beshear said during a news conference Tuesday evening.

At least two employees at nearby business Grade A Auto Parts are unaccounted for, said Beshear, who called the incident “catastrophic.”

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The cause of the crash has not yet been released.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials said.

The aircraft was loaded with more than 200,000 pounds of fuel at the time of the incident, leading to a massive fireball explosion, according to Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.

The Louisville Metro Police Department and Greenberg confirmed every emergency agency was responding to the crash, which happened near the UPS Worldport.

Police said multiple people were injured, though UPS wrote in a statement it has not confirmed any injuries or fatalities.

“This is an active scene with fire and debris,” police wrote in an X post. “Stay away.”

There was no hazardous cargo on board at the time of the crash that would cause an environmental issue, Beshear said.

The agency later issued an emergency shelter-in-place alert for the Outer Loop northbound to the Ohio River. Those in the shelter-in-place area were asked to turn off any air intake systems “as soon as possible.”

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A victim reunification site was opened and chaplains will be present, according to LMPD.

SDF noted all arriving and departing flights are temporarily suspended, and the airfield is closed.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate, with the NTSB taking the lead.

Heartbreaking images coming out of Kentucky tonight.

Here’s an update from @FAANews
– UPS cargo flight 2976
– Crashed around 5:15 ET after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport en route to Honolulu
– The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

Please… pic.twitter.com/yE1Brhv8cQ

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 4, 2025

Please pray!