Fourteen people have been confirmed dead following the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, with no one believed to be still missing, Mayor Craig Greenberg said Saturday.
Greenberg wrote on X that the 13 victims recovered from the crash site matched the number of missing persons reported to police. “We believe the total number of victims will be 14,” he said, noting that one person had died Friday while being treated in a hospital.
The Jefferson County coroner is working to identify the victims and will release their names once confirmed, the mayor added.
The crash occurred Tuesday at UPS Worldport, killing the three pilots aboard the MD-11 aircraft bound for Honolulu. The plane caught fire after an engine separated during takeoff, crashing into nearby businesses and igniting a massive blaze.
Following the accident, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered all McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes to be grounded pending inspections. UPS and FedEx had already announced similar precautionary moves on Friday.
MD-11 aircraft currently make up about 9% of the UPS fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet, according to company data.
Source: AP