🔗 Share this article Tragic Update on UPS Accident: Death Toll Increases to 13 The number of fatalities resulting from the UPS cargo plane which burst into flames and plummeted has climbed to 13, as confirmed by recent reports. City Leader's Statement While en route to the Union’s memorial service, I received word of a 13th person that died as a consequence of the UPS flight 2976 accident,” stated the local official in a public communication. “My prayers are with the loved ones, companions and colleagues of all who were lost in this recent tragedy. We will overcome this as one.” Victims Named A statement from the company listed the flight crew on board the jet as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond. “Our thoughts reach out to all staff member who has been impacted and everyone in our local region – supporting you and making sure you get the support and assistance you need is our priority,” the firm’s statement read. Inquiry Findings Government officials disclosed that the freight aircraft’s wing ignited and an motor fell off soon after departure from the airfield, resulting in the jet to fall and burst into a fireball. The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is investigating the aircraft’s maintenance history, which was in the state for fixes a period ahead of the incident. Aircraft records revealed the plane was on the ground in that location from early September to 18 October. “We are cognizant that this plane was present in San Antonio,” stated an NTSB member on Thursday, not giving a specific time frame. “We will look at all elements of repairs that was completed, including the repair visit, straight to the day of the flight.” Retrieval of Critical Items The pilot’s recorder and flight data recorder were retrieved, and the motor was discovered on the airfield. The devices – known as data containers – were constructed to withstand accident forces and intense fire from blazes, and they looked to be in one piece when discovered within the wreckage. Investigators plan on examining data from the devices. Aircraft’s concluding data recordings displayed an height of 475 feet and a velocity of 210 mph ahead of the accident. Maintenance History According to FAA records dated that date, a fracture on a part within the fuel container required maintenance. Headquartered in Singapore ST Engineering, which indicated it provides airframe maintenance for UPS’s MD-11 and manages a repair facility in San Antonio, refused to speak, but said it would cooperate fully when officials approached it. Activities Restart Meanwhile, the hub activities resumed last night with its express or night sort procedure, representative a representative stated. All three runways at the aviation hub were additionally back in operation. The UPS package handling facility in Louisville is the firm’s largest. The center hires in excess of twenty thousand people in the area, processes 300 flights daily and processes in excess of 400,000 items each hour. Community Response A memorial was held on the late afternoon of that date by the area Teamsters Union, which represents workers at the airfield, the company’s largest air cargo hub. Teamsters Local 89, which stands for employees, commenced the memorial with a moment of silence at 5.14pm, the estimated hour of the crash previously. “This tragedy was so unexpected, so surprising,” the leader addressed the group of two hundred. “No one had a chance to bid farewell to any of those who we have mourned.”