A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N259UP performing flight 5X-2976 from Louisville,KY to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 3 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Louisville's runway 17R when the aircraft impacted ground and came to a rest about 1.1nm past the runway end and about 0.12nm to the left of the extended runway centerline bursting into flames. All three on board perished, 4 fatalities on the ground are confirmed and 11 injuries on the ground reported, too.
According to ADS-B data the aircraft achieved 185 knots near the aiming markers runway 35L still on the runway centerline but never became airborne.
According to ADS-B data the aircraft achieved 185 knots near the aiming markers runway 35L still on the runway centerline but never became airborne.
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