Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleInvestigators have recovered the black box from a UPS cargo plane that crashed and exploded at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The death toll rose to 11 as a search continued for any remaining victims after the plane slammed into multiple businesses during the crash.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided an update Wednesday after sending investigators to the crash site to probe the cause of the wreck.The incident occurred during takeoff, with the plane's left wing catching fire and its engine detaching before the crash, the NTSB said.An NTSB official stated that government shutdown staffing shortages were not believed to be a factor, as the FAA control tower was fully staffed at the time. In fullBlack box recovered after ‘catastrophic’ UPS plane crash as death roll expected to climbThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The crash ignited a massive fire that left a thick plume of black smoke over the area.

At least three died and 11 were injured when a UPS aircraft crashed while taking off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport early Tuesday night.

The crash ignited a massive fire that left a thick plume of black smoke over the area.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said 11 people have also been injured and the number of casualties is likely to increase.

At least 7 people have died and 11 others wounded after a cargo plane burst into flames and hit buildings.

The crash involved a Hawaii-bound MD-11 plane from UPS, which uses the airport as a major hub

At least 11 people were injured when the plane exploded during takeoff near Louisville International Airport.

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The moment a UPS plane crashed whilst taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky was captured on CCTV footage. On Tuesday (4 November), the cargo…

A huge fireball erupted after a UPS plane crashed during take-off at an airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Footage shows the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 with three crew…

A flight tracker captured the moment a UPS plane crashed during takeoff from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky. On Tuesday (4 November), the MD-11 aircraft left Muhammad Ali…

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.

Aircraft erupted into a fireball after takeoff at Louisville international airport, killing at least seven and injuring 11

UPS said Tuesday it had halted package sorting operations at its facility at the airport. The company did not say if it had resumed package sorting Wednesday.

Aviation analysts say the disaster, which left nine people dead, may have been caused by engine failure

A UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu crashed shortly after takeoff from the company’s Worldport hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on...

Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

“There are a lot of different parts of this airplane in a lot of different places,” Inman said, describing a debris field that stretched for half a mile.

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The aircraft, shortly after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, exploded into flames and destroyed or damaged several buildings in the area. Tuesday's…