NTSB releases preliminary report on UPS plane crash
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New images show fire on doomed UPS plane during takeoff; NTSB report reveals how engine ripped off
The NTSB released photos of the deadly UPS plane crash at a Louisville airport showing engine separation and a fire that killed 14 people on Nov. 5.
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New images from airport security video shows the UPS plane's left engine detach from the wing moments before the deadly crash.
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In the preliminary report, the NTSB also references the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191, noting that the DC-10 involved in that accident experienced a separation of the left engine and pylon assembly during takeoff. The agency highlights the event as a “similar” historical case in which the engine-pylon structure detached from the wing.