🔗 Share this article Devastating Update on UPS Incident: Death Toll Rises to 13 The tally of victims resulting from the transport jet that ignited and went down has reached 13, per official statements. City Leader's Remarks “On my way to the Workers’ memorial service, I received word of a 13th person that died as a consequence of the plane crash,” wrote the local official in a public communication. “My prayers is with the families, friends and peers of all who were killed in this recent tragedy. We will endure this together.” Victims Identified A release from the carrier named the officers aboard the jet as Captain Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond. “Our hearts are extended to all staff member who has been touched and all in our local region – assisting you and making sure you receive the support and resources you need is our main concern,” the firm’s message stated. Probe Updates National officials revealed that the freight aircraft’s wing burst into flames and an motor fell off soon after departure from the airfield, resulting in the aircraft to fall and explode into a inferno. The NTSB stated it is probing the jet’s service record, which was in the state for repairs a period prior to the accident. Flight tracking data indicated the plane was on the runway in the Texas city from the start of last month to last week. “We are cognizant that this aircraft was there in the facility,” said an investigator on the following day, not giving a specific period. “We will examine each aspect of repairs that was completed, from the San Antonio visit, all the way to the date of the journey.” Retrieval of Vital Items The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were retrieved, and the power plant was discovered on the tarmac. The units – called data containers – were constructed to withstand accident forces and severe temperatures from infernos, and they looked to be intact when found within the remains. Officials plan on analyzing data from the black boxes. Jet’s concluding data recordings showed an elevation of 475 ft and a rate of 210 miles per hour before the accident. Service Record Per FAA files from that date, a fracture on a component within the center wing fuel tank required fixes. The company ST Engineering, which said it provides airframe maintenance for UPS’s MD-11 and manages a maintenance center in that city, refused to speak, but said it would work closely when officials reached out it. Services Restart At the same time, the hub operations restarted last night with its Next Day Air or night sort operation, official the company official said. Each of the three runways at the aviation hub were also open again. The distribution hub in this location is the company’s most significant. The center employs in excess of 20,000 workers in the region, handles numerous aircraft per day and sorts over four hundred thousand items each hour. Community Support A memorial was held on the evening of 6 November by the area Teamsters Union, which represents workers at the Louisville airport, the organization’s largest freight center. The union chapter, which represents staff, started the memorial with a quiet tribute at that time, the estimated hour of the incident previously. “This incident was so sudden, so unexpected,” the official addressed the crowd of 200. “No one had a moment to say goodbye to each of those who we have lost.”