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The ashes have settled over the charred Louisville neighborhood where nine people remain missing and families cling to hope as investigators comb through the wreckage of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash.
The sister of one of the victims of Tuesday’s UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville confirmed in a Thursday Facebook post he had died from his injuries. Regarding her brother Matt Sweets, Michelle Sweets wrote, “It is with the heaviest heart, I regret to inform all of you that he passed away this afternoon after fighting his hardest in the ICU. “
But a cockpit voice recorder picked up a ringing sound during takeoff that may have signaled looming disaster in the crash that killed at least 14 in Louisville, Ky.
The UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville on Nov. 4 recently spent six weeks at a San Antonio facility, likely for significant maintenance work.
Investigators are reviewing 63 hours of data collected from the black box of a UPS cargo plane involved in a deadly crash that killed at least 13 people in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this week. Nine people remain missing as authorities sift through the wreckage of Tuesday's crash in an attempt to piece together what went wrong.
A moment of silence was held before Saturday night’s game between No. 14 Louisville and California to honor victims of Tuesday’s crash of a UPS cargo plane at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
The crash of a UPS plane in Louisville, Ky., has disrupted the shipper's air cargo headquarters, delaying some deliveries.
A UPS cargo plane crashed south of Louisville's airport, sparking a massive emergency response. Here's a timeline of what happened.