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UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount

Fire and smoke mark where a UPS cargo plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky on Nov. 4.
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By Cailley LaPara and Allyson Versprille

November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM UTC

Updated on

November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM UTC

The United Parcel Service Inc. freighter that crashed this month when the left engine detached just after takeoff showed fatigue cracks in several sections that secured the turbine, a preliminary report into the accident that killed 14 people revealed.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators found “evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure,” the agency said in the findings released Thursday.