Fully fueled UPS plane crashes shortly after takeoff in Louisville, KY

Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Large plumes of smoke filled the sky over Louisville on Nov. 4 after LMPD and multiple agencies reported a plane crash near Fern Valley and Grade Lane.

Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. The fully fueled plane crashed shortly after takeoff with a shelter-in-place order issued for within 5 miles of the airport.

Large plumes of smoke filled the sky after a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, 2025.

Traffic backs up on I-264 Watterson Expressway on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky, after a UPS jet crashed at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport.

A man looks up as smoke rises after a UPS plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during a news conference on the UPS cargo plane that crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, at Louisville Metro Hall on Nov. 4, 2025 in Louisville.

A small jet takes off at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport as a plume of black smoke from a UPS jet that crashed the day before. Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Smoke and flames rise as a UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from social media video. =

A yellow 'X' marks areas of Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport that are closed on Nov. 5, 2025 after a UPS jet crashed.

The morning after a UPS jet crashed at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport an ambulance leaves the scene, Nov. 5, 2025.

Louisville Metro Police Department officers keep the road closed on Nov. 5, 2025 near the scene of a UPS jet that crashed while departing Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport.

A yellow X marks areas of Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport that are closed after a UPS jet crashed. Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Sabit Aliyev, an employee of Kentucky Truck Parts and Services, shows a phone video that was taken after a UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off yesterday, on Nov. 5, 2025 at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville. The crash near the UPS facility killed at least nine people.

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane sits idle on the tarmac on Nov. 5, 2025 at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville. The same type of plane crashed near the UPS facility at the airport shortly after take-off on November 4, killing at least nine people.

A firetruck sprays water at the site where a UPS MD-11 cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off yesterday, on Nov. 5, 2025 at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville. The crash near the UPS facility killed at least nine people.

The TSA checkpoint at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airpot is active on Wednesday morning, November 5, 2025

Passengers arrive at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport on Wednesday morning, November 5, 2025

An arrival board at Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airpot on Wednesday morning, November 5, 2025

This handout satellite image, taken and released by Vantor on Nov. 5, 2025, shows a close-up view of the debris path after a United Parcel Service cargo plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after takeoff.

This handout satellite image taken and released by Vantor on November 5, 2025 shows the debris path after a cargo plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after takeoff on November 4. The death toll from a UPS cargo plane crashing in Louisville has risen to nine with more fatalities feared, Kentucky's governor said on November 5, as search efforts continued and the airport resumed flights. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 departing for Hawaii crashed at around 5:15 pm on November 4, shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.

This handout satellite image taken and released by Vantor on Nov. 5, 2025 shows a damaged building next to the runway after a cargo plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after takeoff on November 4. The death toll from a UPS cargo plane crashing in Louisville has risen to nine with more fatalities feared, Kentucky's governor said on November 5, as search efforts continued and the airport resumed flights. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 departing for Hawaii crashed at around 5:15 pm on November 4, shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.

A UPS cargo plane takes off in the background as Brian Shlonsky, WAVE reporter, prepares his script before going live at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 5, 2025 in Louisville, Ky.

A UPS cargo plane crashes in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Nov. 4, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from social media video.

Karen Yount held a sign with 2976 written on it with crosses while she attends a candlelight vigil for UPS flight 2976 at the Teamsters Local 89 headquarters Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky Nov. 6, 2025.

U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey hugs Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg after Greenberg spoke during a candlelight vigil for UPS flight 2976 at the Teamsters Local 89 headquarters Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky Nov. 6, 2025.