McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crash, Nov 4, 2025 (15 killed), L...
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident on November 4, 2025 near Louisville-Muhammad Ali, Kentucky, United States with 15 fatalities. Cause: NTSB preliminary...
- Date: November 4, 2025
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Location: Louisville-Muhammad Ali, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB preliminary report (20 November 2025): fatigue cracks in the left pylon aft mount. NTSB January 2026: a crack in the engine 1 spherical bearing. No final cause announced.
A UPS MD 11 freighter lost its left engine and pylon during takeoff from Louisville and struck buildings beyond the airport boundary. The three crew members and twelve people on the ground died.