The UPS plane involved in the recent Louisville crash was a cargo flight with three UPS crew members on board and no passengers; the other people who died were on the ground in nearby businesses and surrounding areas.

Who was on the UPS plane?

  • The aircraft was a UPS Airlines cargo flight (Flight 2976) operating between Louisville, Kentucky, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • It was crewed by three UPS employees: a captain, a first officer, and an additional relief/crew member; there were no paying passengers because it was a freight flight.
  • News reports and UPS statements describe the victims “on the plane” as only these three crew members, with all other victims located on the ground in buildings the aircraft struck.

Identities of the crew

  • The three UPS staff members on board have been publicly identified in news coverage as the flight’s captain, first officer, and an international relief or additional captain-level crew member.
  • These names and roles have appeared in major US outlets describing the Louisville crash and its victims list.

People on the ground

  • In addition to the crew, multiple people on the ground were killed when the aircraft hit an auto parts and scrap yard area and other nearby businesses, causing a large fire and debris field.
  • Among the ground victims were family members (including a grandparent and a young child) and workers at the affected industrial sites, whose names and ages have been released in victim lists by local officials and reported by national media.

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