UPS, crash and A cargo plane
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Follow USA TODAY's live coverage of the UPS plane crash in Louisville, KY, for Wednesday, Nov. 5. LOUISVILLE, KY – The crews are small. They fly fewer flights. Cargo planes operate essentially off most people’s radar.
On Tuesday, a UPS cargo plane barreled out of the sky and slammed into a number of businesses on the ground, causing a massive explosion.
The crash of the UPS cargo plane near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport happened around 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4.
Video of the deadly crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings, and a huge fireball erupting as the aircraft hit the ground.
A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.