zlacker

[return to "UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport"]
1. haunte+t[view] [source] 2025-11-04 23:14:16
>>jnsaff+(OP)
Video of the crash, left (?) engine was already engulfed in flames while taking off

https://x.com/BNONews/status/1985845907191889930

https://xcancel.com/BNONews/status/1985845907191889930

Edit: just the mp4 https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1985845862409334784/pu/...

There is an incredible amount of ground damage! Just wow, this is very bad https://files.catbox.moe/3303ob.jpg

◧◩
2. justsi+o2[view] [source] 2025-11-04 23:29:01
>>haunte+t
The damage on the ground is scary to look at. I think the only silver lining here is that it was "just" a sparser industrial area and there weren't any homes. I'm really curious about what the investigation will reveal in a few months. This doesn't look like a "regular" engine fire from a bird strike or so, you would normally expect the flames to come out the back and not over the wing. And at least in theory the MD-11 should be flyable with just two engines, although flames on a wing is probably "really really bad" just by itself already. Too early to speculate about what happened though.
◧◩◪
3. imglor+wv1[view] [source] 2025-11-05 13:46:39
>>justsi+o2
An accident on takeoff means full tanks - some 38000 gallons(?) spread along the site like a napalm strike.
◧◩◪◨
4. wlesie+2C1[view] [source] 2025-11-05 14:24:23
>>imglor+wv1
A particularly large amount of fuel because it was flying to Honolulu
◧◩◪◨⬒
5. WorldM+P82[view] [source] 2025-11-05 17:06:14
>>wlesie+2C1
A particularly large amount of fuel also because it was loaded with heavy cargo intended to make it all the way to Honolulu.
[go to top]