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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash

Louisville UPS Plane Crash - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, causing a crash that killed 15 people, and why Boeing didn’t address the underlying flaw sooner.

The engine separated from the MD-11's wing as it accelerated down the runway Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in November, killing three pilots on the plane and 12 more people on the ground.

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