A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off close to the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, in accordance with preliminary data, a supply says.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed simply after 5 p.m. native time and was headed to Daniel Ok. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, in accordance with an announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the crash together with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The NTSB will lead the investigation, the FAA mentioned Tuesday.
Louisville Metro Police Department and different companies are responding to the reported plane crash, LMPD mentioned in an X post. Injuries have been reported, police mentioned.
A shelter-in-place has been issued for all areas inside 5 miles of the airport, police added.