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The total count of victims from the freight aircraft which burst into flames and crashed has reached 13, per recent statements.

Mayor's Remarks

Traveling to the Workers’ memorial service, I learned of a additional fatality that passed away as a consequence of the aircraft incident,” stated the local official in a public communication. “My prayers is with the families, companions and peers of all who were taken in this week’s tragedy. We will endure this as one.”

Victims Named

A statement from the carrier named the officers operating the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and Relief Captain Dana Diamond.

“Our sympathies go out to all UPSer who has been touched and all in our Louisville area – supporting you and guaranteeing you receive the attention and aid you need is our main concern,” the organization’s message read.

Investigation Details

Federal officials disclosed that the UPS cargo plane’s port side wing caught fire and an power plant detached just after takeoff from the Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport, leading to the jet to plummet and explode into a blaze.

The National Transportation Safety Board has said it is probing the plane’s maintenance history, which was in Texas for maintenance weeks before the incident.

Flight tracking records indicated the plane was on the runway in the Texas city from early September to mid-October.

“We are aware that this aircraft was present in San Antonio,” remarked an investigator on later, without a specific date range. “We will examine each aspect of maintenance that was performed, even the San Antonio visit, straight to the time of the trip.”

Recovery of Critical Evidence

The cockpit voice recorder and data recorder were retrieved, and the engine was located on the airfield.

The devices – referred to as data containers – were constructed to survive collision damage and extreme fire from infernos, and they appeared to be in one piece when located amid the crash debris. Officials plan on analyzing information from the black boxes.

Aircraft’s final flight details displayed an altitude of 475 feet and a rate of that speed before the impact.

Service History

According to Federal Aviation Administration documents from that date, a fissure on a component in the fuel container required repairs.

Singapore-based ST Engineering, which stated it offers aircraft servicing for the company’s aircraft and runs a maintenance center in Texas, chose not to comment, but said it would work closely when officials approached it.

Operations Continue

Meanwhile, UPS Worldport activities continued last night with its Next Day Air also known as evening procedure, spokesperson Jim Mayer stated. Each of the three tarmacs at the aviation hub were also open again.

The sorting center in this location is the organization’s largest. The facility engages in excess of twenty thousand individuals in the locality, manages 300 trips per day and organizes over 400,000 items an hour.

Public Response

A gathering was organized on the late afternoon of that date by the area worker’s group, which acts for employees at the airfield, the firm’s largest shipping facility.

Teamsters Local 89, which supports UPS workers, started the gathering with a quiet tribute at that time, the estimated hour of the crash before.

“This incident was so unexpected, so unexpected,” the mayor told the crowd of 200. “No one had a moment to say goodbye to any one of those who we have mourned.”