NTSB Air Cargo & Freight Logistics Aviation Accidents and Incidents Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing

NTSB flags potential wing-mount cracks as it reviews UPS MD-11F fatal Louisville crash; releases engine/pylon separation video

The NTSB is reviewing reports of cracks in a wing mount ahead of the left engine shearing off during takeoff in a UPS MD-11F crash near Louisville, Kentucky, in November 2025 that killed 15 people. Ahead of a May 19-20 hearing, it released new video and 6,000 pages of crash documents.

Discovered 2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00 | 2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

The NTSB’s focus on a potential cracked wing mount shifts the investigation toward pre-failure condition and structural integrity, which will drive follow-on scrutiny across maintenance, inspection, and continued airworthiness practices.
The release of engine/pylon separation footage and 6,000 pages of documents provides hard evidence for OEM, operator, and regulator review ahead of the agency’s May 19–20 investigative hearing (see NTSB sets May 19–20 investigative hearing for UPS Flight 2976 MD-11F crash).
As litigation expands and names Boeing and other parties, the NTSB’s technical findings can accelerate or reshape claims and lead to targeted fixes for aging cargo fleets (see Widow sues Boeing, GE and VT San Antonio over Nov. 2025 UPS MD-11F crash and UPS MD-11F crash likely spells end for aging MD-11 freighter fleet).

Reported By

news.ssbcrack.com CNN Flying Magazine Paddle Your Own Kanoo FlightGlobal The Independent

Sources Tracked: 29
First Seen: 2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00
Latest Update: 2026-05-22T12:06:03.167555-07:00
Coverage: Aviation

Sources

Hype groups these reports into one evolving story so you can compare coverage without losing the thread.

2026-05-22T12:06:03.167555-07:00

NTSB Begins Hearing on Deadly UPS Cargo Plane Crash in Louisville • news.ssbcrack.com

2026-05-22T09:11:04.241079-07:00

A PDF let the internet hear the final words in the cockpit of a UPS plane as it crashed. The NTSB now wants it taken down • CNN

2026-05-22T07:39:19.840169-07:00

NTSB: UPS Cockpit Voice Recordings Fabricated With AI • Flying Magazine

2026-05-21T13:56:59.378336-07:00

Federal Crash Investigators Discover Internet Sleuths Have Attempted to Reconstruct Cockpit Voice Audio From Fatal Crash of UPS Plane • Paddle Your Own Kanoo

2026-05-21T13:09:58.987616-07:00

Investigators concerned over privacy as analytical technology recreates MD-11F crash audio • FlightGlobal

2026-05-21T06:44:47.176792-07:00

Moment engine rips off UPS plane before fatal crash in Kentucky uncovered in newly released video • The Independent

2026-05-20T14:45:25.821842-07:00

NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule • The Independent

2026-05-20T14:10:25.516700-07:00

NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule • mynorthwest.com

2026-05-20T06:57:02.758788-07:00

Boeing under renewed scrutiny in NTSB probe into fatal UPS MD-11 crash • aerospaceglobalnews.com

2026-05-20T06:56:05.238012-07:00

Years before UPS plane crash, 10 similar flaws were recorded. NTSB says no one raised an alarm • Wings

2026-05-20T05:54:09.830538-07:00

Anhörung zum UPS-Absturz: NTSB prüft bekannte Materialrisse an MD-11 • airliners.de

2026-05-20T04:25:12.599454-07:00

NTSB questions why earlier MD-11 pylon failures did not prevent fatal UPS crash • Air Data News

2026-05-20T03:49:58.100226-07:00

Newly released video shows UPS cargo plane lose engine before fatal crash • The Independent

2026-05-20T03:10:16.596520-07:00

Faulty Part in UPS Plane Crash Was Often Overlooked, Witnesses Say • New York Times

2026-05-20T01:42:13.077223-07:00

Analysis, Reporting Mistakes Masked MD-11 Failure Risk, NTSB Probe Reveals • Aviation Week

2026-05-19T23:56:03.040572-07:00

NTSB, UPS kazasında motorun ayrıldığı anı yayımladı • haber.aero

2026-05-19T23:12:54.218981-07:00

NTSB Reviews Boeing MD-11 Structural Cracks After Fatal UPS Crash (video) • aviationnews.eu

2026-05-19T18:39:36.418909-07:00

New video shows fiery moments engine separated from UPS cargo plane in deadly crash • CBS News

2026-05-19T18:09:20.558888-07:00

NTSB releases video of engine pylon separating from UPS MD-11 • AeroTime

2026-05-19T17:25:16.365424-07:00

New video shows engine falling off UPS cargo plane during 2025 Louisville crash • CBS News

2026-05-19T14:38:45.402292-07:00

(TR) UPS Cargo Disaster: New Details Released • airporthaber2.com

2026-05-19T14:09:48.905897-07:00

NTSB questions Boeing, other aviation officials over deadly UPS plane crash in Kentucky • CBS News

2026-05-19T12:26:36.784278-07:00

NTSB Investigates Cracks in Wing Mount Linked to Fatal UPS Airplane Crash • news.ssbcrack.com

2026-05-19T12:24:24.338097-07:00

NTSB releases video of engine falling off UPS cargo jet before two-day hearing • GlobalAir.com

2026-05-19T11:38:58.521206-07:00

Cracked part had been flagged ahead of Kentucky plane crash that killed 15 people • The Guardian

2026-05-19T10:12:05.741227-07:00

UPS Saw No Need for Changes After 2011 Boeing Defect Letter (1) • news.bgov.com

2026-05-19T08:55:24.761015-07:00

UPS Saw No Need for Changes After 2011 Boeing Defect Letter (1) • news.bgov.com

2026-05-19T08:40:48.525515-07:00

NTSB reviews reports of cracks in key part in hearing on fatal Kentucky cargo crash • Reuters

2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00

❗️ 2026-05-19T07:54:43.770484-07:00

Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Cailley LaPara

NTSB Says UPS Didn’t Act After 2011 Boeing Letter on Defect

Related Coverage