🔗 Share this article Tragic Update on Cargo Plane Crash: Death Toll Rises to 13 The total count of victims from the freight aircraft which caught fire and crashed has now climbed to 13, per latest statements. Official's Announcement “On my way to the Union’s candlelight gathering, I was informed of a thirteenth victim that passed away as a consequence of the UPS flight 2976 incident,” wrote the municipal leader in a online message. “My heart is with the relatives, associates and colleagues of all who were killed in this recently occurred calamity. We will overcome this together.” Deceased Identified A statement from the carrier listed the officers on board the aircraft as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond. “Our thoughts reach out to every UPSer who has been affected and everyone in our local community – assisting you and ensuring you get the care and resources you need is our main concern,” the firm’s communication stated. Probe Findings Federal officials announced that the UPS cargo plane’s port side wing ignited and an motor detached soon after liftoff from the airfield, leading to the jet to crash and erupt into a inferno. The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is examining the aircraft’s maintenance history, which was in Texas for maintenance a period before the crash. Aviation records showed the jet was on the tarmac in the Texas city from early September to mid-October. “We are cognizant that this aircraft was there in that city,” remarked an official on the following day, without providing a specific time frame. “We will examine every piece of service that was completed, even the Texas visit, all the way to the day of the flight.” Recovery of Vital Items The pilot’s recorder and data recorder were retrieved, and the engine was located on the airfield. The devices – referred to as data containers – were designed to survive accident forces and intense heat from blazes, and they appeared to be undamaged when found within the wreckage. Investigators will reviewing information from the recorders. Jet’s concluding recorded information displayed an height of that level and a speed of 210 miles per hour before the crash. Service History Per FAA records dated that date, a crack on a part in the tank area required maintenance. Singapore-based ST Engineering, which said it provides structural repairs for the company’s jet and operates a maintenance center in that city, refused to provide remarks, but stated it would assist completely when relevant authorities contacted it. Activities Continue In the meantime, the hub activities resumed Wednesday night with its express or nighttime operation, official the company official confirmed. The three tarmacs at Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport were also reopened. The sorting center in this location is the firm’s most significant. The center engages over twenty thousand individuals in the area, processes three hundred trips each day and organizes over four hundred thousand items per hour. Community Support A gathering was organized on the late afternoon of that date by the local Teamsters Union, which supports employees at the aviation hub, the organization’s largest freight center. Worker representatives, which stands for staff, began the gathering with a period of reflection at that time, the estimated time of the crash before. “This tragedy was so sudden, so unexpected,” the mayor spoke to the assembly of 200. “No one had a chance to bid farewell to each of those who we have lost.”