UPDATE: The pilot and co-pilot of a UPS cargo flight died -WCVB
Early this morning, a cargo plane from UPS crashed near Birmingham, Alabama before reaching its destination at the Yellowhammer State’s capital city. The only two crew members aboard have yet to be located, says Fox News. Toni Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham’s airport authority, says the crash hasn’t affected airport operations.
The United Parcel Service Inc flight 1354 was en route from Louisvlle, KY to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport when at about 5:45 a.m. ET this morning the plane crashed just outside the airport’s perimeter fence. Spokespersons and authorities have yet to announce any indication of what may have caused the untimely crash.
Watch live coverage of the plane crash outside Birmingham, AL here:
The Chicago Tribune writes, “The crash caused at least two explosions, according to NBC News affiliate WVTM.”
The aircraft in question was a A-300 Airbus, tail number N155UP, though when the Tribune reached out to An Airbus spokesman in Toulouse, France, he said he had no information on the incident at this stage.
Says the Boston Globe, “Representatives for Atlanta-based UPS could not immediately be reached Wednesday morning.”
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was deploying a Go-Team from Washington, D.C. to investigate the crash, continues Fox News.
This latest aviation accident is one in a collection that has plagued the American skyways for months now. More than three notable crashes have occurred since July, including one into residential neighborhood in Connecticut, one at LaGuardia Airport that thankfully left none injured, and the infamous Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco in which the pilots attempted to abort the landing but failed resulting in one fatality due to the crash and another due to the emergency crew.
This is a developing story. Stay tuned to BostInno for the latest information as we’ll be sure to keep you updated as more details continue to be made publicly available.
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