NTSB Investigative Hearing: UPS Flight 2976 Crash During Takeoff

May 20, 2026 NTSB Investigative Hearing: UPS Flight 2976 Crash During Takeoff The National Transportation Safety Board held a two-day investigative hearing May 19–20 into last year’s crash of a United Parcel Service MD-11F cargo airplane shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky. The three crewmembers aboard the airplane were killed. Eleven people on the ground were killed and another 23 injured. 0:00:13 Opening Statements 0:15:47 FAA Part 25 design and certification requirements for pylon separation 2:29:47 Design of aircraft systems routed through and near pylon attachment points 3:44:26 Closing/Adjourn