NTSB Investigative Hearing: UPS Flight 2976 Crash During Takeoff

May 19, 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. 00:00:10 Opening Statements 00:45:08 Reporting processes for anomalies found during inspection and maintenance 04:20:52 FAA and Boeing continued operational safety (COS) processes 07:33:55 Communications to operators after COS actions are completed 09:17:19 Closing Remarks

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NTSB Investigative Hearing: UPS Flight 2976 Crash During Takeoff
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NTSB Investigative Hearing: UPS Flight 2976 Crash During Takeoff

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NTSB Animation - Engine-to-Wing Attachment Design Overview and Findings

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NTSB Board Meeting - Fatal Crashes Involving Ford's BlueCruise Partial Automation

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NTSB Animation - Aircraft Visibility Study - DCA Midair Collision

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NTSB Investigative Hearing : CFM International engine failure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380

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NTSB Animation - Crash During Circling Approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport

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