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UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Minutes After Takeoff From Louisville Airport [Video]⁠ ⁠ Blogged by: thinktank⁠ ⁠ Tragedy struck in #Louisville Tuesday evening when a #UPS cargo aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time, according to the #FederalAviationAdministration.⁠ ⁠ UPS confirmed there were three crew members on board at the time of the crash. “At this time, we have not confirmed any injuries/casualties,” the company shared in a statement. However, several outlets have reported that there were people deceased on the ground.⁠ ⁠ The aircraft, identified as a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, was headed for Honolulu. The cause of the crash remains unknown. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board have launched a joint investigation to determine what went wrong.⁠ ⁠ The Louisville Metro Police Department issued a shelter-in-place order for neighborhoods near the crash site.⁠ ⁠ Kentucky Governor...

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