A UPS cargo plane crashed Wednesday morning in an open field just outside an airport in Birmingham, Alabama.
A UPS cargo plane, an Airbus A300, crashed at Birmingham International Airport at about 6:10 a.m. while on approach. The aircraft may have struck a large tree north of the runway. The pilot and co-pilot, the only two aboard the UPS plane, were killed. Both were pronounced dead at the scene
The cargo plane, an Airbus A300 (A306), was en route from Louisville, Ky., when it crashed near a field.
— FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen
The National Transportation Safety Board used Twitter to report that it launched a “Go-Team.” NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt said at a press conference in Washington, D.C., that no cause of the crash had been determined, but Sumwalt said he was optimistic that the plane’s “black boxes” would be recovered.
NTSB Member Robert Sumwalt briefs the media before boarding a plane to Birmingham to respond to the UPS accident. pic.twitter.com/VqpRtRk9Ri
— NTSB (@NTSB) August 14, 2013
The crash happened during an overcast morning with occasional light rain.
The crash caused downed power lines at the end of the runway. Several residents were without power in neighborhoods nearby.
Nearby residents talk about a UPS cargo plane crash in Birmingham, Alabama.
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