12 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky [View all]

By BRUCE SCHREINER, HALLIE GOLDEN and DYLAN LOVAN
Updated 8:28 PM EST, November 5, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal official said Wednesday, offering the first investigative details about a disaster that killed at least 12 people, including a child.

Finding survivors seemed unlikely as first responders searched the charred area of the crash at UPS Worldport, the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Gov. Andy Beshear said. The inferno consumed the enormous aircraft and spread to nearby businesses.

After being cleared for takeoff, a large fire developed in the left wing, said Todd Inman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is leading the investigation. The NTSB will now try to determine what caused the fire and why the engine fell off. It will likely take investigators more than a year to answer those questions.

https://apnews.com/article/ups-cargo-plane-explosion-louisville-deaths-af12da7f8611bad0bf0cb664de189250

And there is this reporting about the plane.......

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/louisville-ups-crash-plane-had-recent-maintenance-in-san-antonio-records-show-travel-mail-local

If the engine separated from the aircraft they are going to look for the pylon bolts............