US aviation authorities have begun investigating the UPS cargo plane crash after it went down shortly after takeoff from Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving at least nine people dead and 11 injured.
Sean Duffy, U.S. Secretary of Transportation , indicated that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the causes of the incident.
UPS expressed its regret for the accident that occurred on November 4 in Louisville and is cooperating with the relevant authorities. “We will work tirelessly with state and local authorities on the response efforts. As a result of the accident, we will suspend operations at Worldport tonight.”
It should be noted that at approximately 5:20 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 4, flight 2976, which was covering the route between Louisville, Kentucky, and Honolulu, Hawaii, an MD-11 with three crew members on board, crashed after takeoff.
“The FAA and NTSB are on site investigating. The NTSB will lead the investigation and provide all updates. The FAA is coordinating with the UPS team and sends them its best wishes,” they stated.
For his part, Andy Beshear, the governor of Kentucky, indicated that the death toll had risen to nine and warned that it could increase in the coming hours.
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