A cargo jet operated by UPS Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky at about 5:15 p.m. local time Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was en route to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The FAA said it and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.
According to the Associated Press, the crash occurred near the intersection of Fern Valley Road and Grade Lane, at the southern edge of the airport.
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