Rebecca Reynolds.

Plumes of smoke rise from the area of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Dramatic videos show the UPS plane ablaze and crash in a massive fireball

Dramatic videos captured the tragic final moments of a UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville’s airport. The crash on Tuesday resulted in a massive explosion and killed at least 12 people. The National Transportation Safety Board says the plane had been cleared for takeoff when a fire developed in the left wing, causing an engine to fall off. The blaze stretched nearly a city block, destroying much of the plane’s fuselage. The videos are providing investigators and the public with many different angles of the crash. The head of the union representing UPS pilots says the recordings have also deepened the shock and grief among the company’s aviators.

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