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UPS Flight 2976.
On November 4, 2025, a UPS MD-11F lost its left engine on takeoff from Louisville and came down in a corridor of warehouses and small businesses just south of the airport. Fifteen people were killed — the three crew members and twelve people on the ground — and twenty-two more were injured.
Shaked Law represents victims of Flight 2976: a family pursuing a wrongful-death claim, and a survivor who suffered burn injuries on the ground. This page follows the case — the federal investigation, the court record, and what victims and their families can still do.
Louisville (SDF) → Honolulu
34 years in service
3 crew · 12 on the ground
Debris field ≈ 3,000 ft
When a cargo plane goes down, the impact reaches the ground too.
Featured FilmSagi Shaked on Flight 2976 — The FilmMost of the people this crash hurt never boarded a plane. Sagi on the ground victims — the workers, neighbors, and families — and what the law owes them.
What the NTSB has found so far.
The crash
Seconds after rotation on Runway 17R, the left engine and its pylon separated from the wing. The aircraft caught fire and came down across a UPS warehouse, a petroleum-recycling yard, and an auto-parts facility.
Preliminary report
The NTSB found fatigue cracks — alongside overstress failure — in the left pylon's aft-mount lug fractures. Metal that cracks over time is metal that inspections are supposed to catch.
Investigative update
Investigators traced the failure into the aft mount's spherical bearing assembly, pinpointing the component at the origin of the separation.
Public hearing
Evidence at the NTSB hearing included five earlier reports of bearing fractures dating back to 2002 — and scrutiny of how inspection intervals for the fleet were set.
Sources: NTSB Preliminary Report (DCA26MA024) · NTSB Investigative Update — the final report is pending. Civil suits are proceeding in Jefferson Circuit Court; public filings name UPS, Boeing, the engine maker, and the maintenance contractor.
Watch the record.
NTSB · OfficialNTSB Briefing — Day One
WHAS11 · LouisvilleFull Press Conference — Black Boxes Recovered
WDRB · May 2026The Hearing: Crew Switched PlanesBriefings and coverage play right here, from the original channels — the NTSB and the Louisville newsrooms that reported this story first.
This case is bigger than the headlines.
Were you affected on November 4?
Client StoryA Client's TestimonyFifteen families deserve the whole story.
The NTSB explains what failed. We make it matter in court — for the people it happened to.