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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Josh Funk

UPS switched planes hours before engine fell off aircraft in fireball crash that killed 15

UPS switched planes hours before an engine fell off its aircraft, causing a fiery crash that killed 15 people in Louisville, according to investigators.

The left engine detached from the MD-11’s left wing as the aircraft accelerated along the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport in November. The plane barely cleared the airport fence before crashing into nearby businesses in a massive fireball.

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