UPS MD-11 Crashes Trying To Deliver Paradise... Too Soon
On November 4, 2025, UPS Flight 2976, a regal 34-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 with tail number N259UP, decided cruising altitude was overrated and crashed shortly after lifting off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Headed all the way to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye Airport, this tri-engine relic originally flew Thai Airways skies in 1991 before UPS snatched it in 2006âclearly past its prime for Hawaiian vacations. The crash occurred at exactly 5:15 p.m., and the FAA promptly shut the airport til morning, turning Kentucky's gateway to the world into airport Nirvana for stranded travelers. Police reported ground injuries, but details remain as mysterious as the planeâs last minutes. FAA and NTSB are now on crash investigation duty while we all wonder if the plane heard Hawaiiâs call a bit too literally.
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UPS Flight 2976 tried express shipping to Honolulu but pulled a 5:15 p.m. hard stop near Louisville. The 34-year-old MD-11 probably missed its retirement party, and now the whole airportâs closedâguess paradise can wait.
When your 31-year-old plane's dream is Hawaii but your takeoff skill says 'try again,' it's no surprise the FAAâs got a new mystery to investigate.
UPSâs tri-engine grandpa jet set off for Honolulu but got its 'early retirement' followed by an unintended crash landing near Louisville. Spoiler: package still not delivered.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/4/2025 | Author: Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,Taylor Rains
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