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Child Among 12 Dead After Engine Fell Off UPS Plane That Crashed During Takeoff at Louisville Airport

Twelve people died after a UPS aircraft crashed at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4.
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Child Among 12 Dead After Engine Fell Off UPS Plane That Crashed During Takeoff at Louisville Airport
Plumes of smoke rise from the area of a plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 4, 2025. Jon Cherry/AP Photo
Jacki Thrapp
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A young child and 11 others died when a UPS cargo plane crashed at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

The child was shopping with a parent at one of the businesses that was heavily impacted by the devastating crash.

Jacki Thrapp
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