Airport surveillance video has given investigators a stark new view of last year's fatal UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville: the jet's left engine breaks away in a burst of flames as the aircraft accelerates down the runway. The National Transportation Safety Board released the footage Tuesday as it opened a two-day hearing into the Nov. 4, 2025, crash of UPS Flight 2976, reports CBS News. The hearing also identified factors in the crash, notes the New York Times, including an infrequent maintenance schedule and widespread ignorance among mechanics about a two-decade-old service notice released by Boeing about the bearings that ultimately failed, causing the engine to shear off. "I have never heard of that until now," one mechanic told the NTSB. The crash killed three pilots and 12 people on the ground.
Investigators said metal fatigue caused the failure of a part that secured the engine to the wing of the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F. The flight's crew had been reassigned to that aircraft after their original MD-11 was pulled from service over a fuel leak. An NTSB investigator also testified that UPS did not take further steps after a 2011 Boeing notice warning of structural issues on MD-11s; the company has said the bulletin did not mandate action. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded MD-11s after the crash, and UPS has since retired the model, while FedEx is returning its MD-11s to service following Boeing-recommended, FAA-approved repairs. The NTSB's investigation remains underway.
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