{"id":37985,"date":"2025-11-07T09:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/satellite-images-show-the-huge-impact-of-the-deadly-ups-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T09:31:43","slug":"satellite-images-show-the-huge-impact-of-the-deadly-ups-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/satellite-images-show-the-huge-impact-of-the-deadly-ups-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite images show the huge impact of the deadly UPS plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c9519513c94655a3db63b?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A satellite view of an industrial area near Louisville Airport with debris after the UPS plane crash\"\/><figcaption>The UPS plane crash left a trail of destruction in an industrial area a few miles south of the airport, killing at least 12 people.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>A UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people.<\/li>\n<li>The plane hit businesses and warehouses in an industrial area a few miles south of the airport.<\/li>\n<li>Satellite images show the destruction left behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UPS cargo plane crash left a trail of destruction in an industrial area near Louisville&#039;s Muhammad Ali International Airport, new satellite images show.<\/p>\n<p>At least 12 people, including many on the ground, were killed after the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday. The black boxes, which hold cockpit voice and flight data, have since been recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Videos show UPS Flight 2976 banking left as it crashed. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board said the plane&#039;s left engine detached entirely during takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>There were three crew members on board the plane, which was bound for Honolulu. Officials said the up to nine-hour journey meant the jet was carrying 220,000 pounds of fuel, or about 38,000 gallons.<\/p>\n<p>The immense volume of fuel contributed to the massive fireball and smoke plume that erupted from the wrecked plane just three miles south of the airport.<\/p>\n<p>See the satellite images of the crash site, provided by the commercial imagery provider Vantor, before and after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville&#039;s Muhammad Ali International Airport shut down on Tuesday after the crash of UPS Flight 2976.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c952f513c94655a3db63c?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Muhammad Ali Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, as seen from a satellite on 5 November 2025.\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dozens of flights were canceled, and passengers were forced to spend the night or find alternate means of travel.<\/p>\n<p>The airport opened to traffic again on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Video stills show the plane banking hard to the left before crashing.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690cfaeb7f37aa653f558ce6?format=jpeg\" alt=\"UPS cargo plane crash\"\/><figcaption>A screenshot of a social media video shows the UPS cargo plane banking left in the moment of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Truck Parts &amp; Service via Reuters<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A screenshot of a social media video posted by Reuters showed the UPS plane banking hard to the left as it crashed and was engulfed in fire and smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Photos posted online show the engine landed next to the runway.<\/p>\n<p>This is what the area south of the runway looked like in September.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c95327f37aa653f557fff?format=jpeg\" alt=\"An industrial area near Louisville Airport on September 29, 2025, taken from a satellite\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The plane crashed about three miles south of the airport in an industrial area with businesses and warehouses.<\/p>\n<p>And on Wednesday, images showed a trail of damage that was about 2,800 feet long.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c95197f37aa653f557ffc?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A satellite view of the UPS plane crash site near Louisville Airport\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The runway it departed from, Runway 17R, is just off the bottom left of this image.<\/p>\n<p>Some businesses hit include Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts.<\/p>\n<p>The plane appeared to first collide with this UPS warehouse adjacent to the end of the runway.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c951821c3f142ebfc31bb?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A satellite view of a damaged building next to the runway at Louisville Airport on November 5\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It left a 295-foot (90-meter) gash in the warehouse roof, Vantor said.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#039;s the exact flight path.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690cffd87f37aa653f558de2?format=jpeg\" alt=\"The flight path of the UPS plane from the terminal to the crash site.\"\/><figcaption>The plane only managed to get a couple of hundred feet before crashing, according to Flightradar24.<\/p>\n<p>Yasin Demirci\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Data from Flightradar24 suggests Flight 2976 only reached a maximum altitude of around 175 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a closer shot of the widespread damage.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c9519513c94655a3db63b?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A satellite view of an industrial area near Louisville Airport with debris after the UPS plane crash\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials say there are still at least nine people unaccounted for, as of Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Smoke covered the city for hours on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690cff5d513c94655a3dc3b8?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Image of smoke across the city after the UPS crash.\"\/><figcaption>Image of smoke across the city after the UPS crash.<\/p>\n<p>LEANDRO LOZADA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The city initially issued a shelter-in-place notice for a five-mile radius around the airport. That extended to anything north of the airport to the Ohio River as emergency responders worked to contain the fire.<\/p>\n<p>The order has since been reduced to a small radius around the hazardous area of the crash site.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash is unknown, but the NTSB said the jet lost its left engine during takeoff.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/690c97207f37aa653f55800c?format=jpeg\" alt=\"A UPS MD-11 cargo plane landing at a airport\"\/><figcaption>\n<p>Christian Junker\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NTSB official J. Todd Inman said on Wednesday that CCTV footage shows &quot;the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll.&quot; Takeoff roll is the runway distance from start to liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stephens, a former MD-11 pilot and instructor at Delta Air Lines, told Business Insider that it&#039;s rare, but the engine is designed to shear off an aircraft during intense vibration.<\/p>\n<p>This prevents the engine from hitting the wing, fuselage, or other critical components. The MD-11 has three engines, including one below its vertical stabilizer. Stephens said the MD-11 can fly with just two engines.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UPS plane crash left a trail of destruction in an industrial area a few miles south of the airport, killing at least 12 people. Satellite image \u00a92025 Vantor A UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people. 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