🔗 Share this article Devastating News on UPS Crash: Death Toll Rises to 13 The number of fatalities resulting from the UPS cargo plane which ignited and crashed has now reached 13, according to official statements. Mayor's Remarks “On my way to the Workers’ vigil, I received word of a thirteenth victim that lost their life as a outcome of the UPS flight 2976 accident,” wrote the municipal leader in a online message. “My prayers is with the families, associates and co-workers of all who were killed in this week’s disaster. We will get through this collectively.” Victims Confirmed An announcement from UPS listed the officers operating the jet as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, Co-pilot Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond. “Our sympathies reach out to each staff member who has been touched and all in our Louisville region – assisting you and making sure you obtain the support and assistance you need is our focus,” the company’s statement read. Investigation Findings Government officials disclosed that the freight aircraft’s left wing caught fire and an power plant separated shortly after departure from the airfield, causing the jet to crash and explode into a blaze. The safety agency has said it is probing the jet’s service record, that was in the state for maintenance weeks ahead of the incident. Aviation records indicated the plane was on the ground in the Texas city from early September to 18 October. “We are knowledgeable that this jet was there in that city,” remarked an official on Thursday, without providing a specific time frame. “We will look at each aspect of maintenance that was done, even the Texas time, straight to the date of the trip.” Retrieval of Vital Items The pilot’s recorder and data recorder were recovered, and the motor was found on the airfield. The devices – called black boxes – were constructed to survive crash impacts and intense heat from blazes, and they seemed to be intact when located among the crash debris. Officials will analyzing data from the recorders. Aircraft’s last data recordings showed an height of 475 feet and a speed of that speed ahead of the impact. Maintenance Background Based on FAA records from last month, a fissure on a component within the center wing fuel tank required fixes. The company ST Engineering, which stated it offers airframe maintenance for UPS’s jet and runs a maintenance center in Texas, refused to speak, but stated it would assist completely when officials contacted it. Activities Resume In the meantime, the hub operations resumed Wednesday night with its overnight or night sort operation, representative the company official stated. All three runways at the airport were also back in operation. The UPS package handling facility in this location is the firm’s largest. The hub engages in excess of twenty thousand people in the locality, processes three hundred flights each day and sorts in excess of four hundred thousand parcels an hour. Community Support A memorial was conducted on the evening of 6 November by the regional worker’s group, which represents employees at the Louisville airport, the firm’s primary shipping facility. The union chapter, which supports UPS workers, began the memorial with a quiet tribute at the evening hour, the estimated time of the incident previously. “This event was so abrupt, so surprising,” the official addressed the group of two hundred. “No one had a chance to bid farewell to any of those who we have lost.”