A United Parcel Service (UPS) MD11 cargo flight departing Louisville KY for Hawaii crashed soon after takeoff. Crew and a few on ground are known to have died. Early information is that one of engines separated from the airplane. Later analyses are sure to examine UPS maintenance procedures. Current govt shutdown has crimped air traffic control staffing, we can expect connections to be suggested. But I think this is not related to that.
Concur. I was working in my elections side-hustle at the time, when the story broke, and it looked like an uncased engine failure or similar event after V1. We will know 'all of the things' in due time.
