The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a hysterical video call from his chief financial officer.

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.

Aviation attorney Ladd Sanger, whose work has included crash litigation, pointed to the age of the surviving MD-11 fleet as well as a reason why they are being retired. “Aircraft have a useful life – and these aircraft are all 30 plus years old, some 40 years old, and they’re nearing their life,” he said.

(Reuters) -The Louisville airport in Kentucky said on Tuesday an aircraft was involved in an incident and that the airfield has been closed, after local media reported that a cargo plane had crashed.