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The United Parcel Service cargo plane that crashed Tuesday was 34 years old and needed a critical repair on its fuel tank in September.The MD-11 plane was grounded in San Antonio from Sept. 3 through at least Oct.
The crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport marked the deadliest accident in UPS Airlines history.
The plane crashed just after takeoff in Kentucky, causing a huge fire. At least a dozen people were killed and others critically hurt.
The NTSB confirmed a UPS cargo plane's left engine separated during takeoff before a fatal Louisville airport crash that killed 12 people and injured 11 others Tuesday.
At least 12 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.