UPS Plane Crashes in Alabama Killing Two
A large UPS cargo plane crashed near an airport in Birmingham, Alabama, shortly before dawn, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, Birmingham Mayor William Bell said. There were no reports of additional injuries.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the A300 plane – en route from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham – crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at around 5am local time.
The plane went down in an open field that is just outside the perimeter fence of the airport.
Mr Bell said: “The plane is in several sections.
“There were two to three small explosions, but we think that was related to the aviation fuel.”
The plane appears to have struck a massive hardwood tree north of the runway, and the AP news agency said conditions in the area were rainy with low clouds in the early morning.
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