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Atlanta-Based UPS Sued for Crash that Killed 14 Near Kentucky Airport

On Wednesday, families filed the first wrongful-death lawsuits in Jefferson County Circuit Court over the Nov. 4, 2025 crash, naming UPS, UPS Air, General Electric, Boeing and VT San Antonio Aerospace on behalf of Angela Anderson and Trinadette "Trina" Chavez.
An NTSB interim report found fatigue and stress fractures in hardware affixing the left engine, while plaintiffs allege the 34-year-old MD-11 flew with longstanding defects and inadequate inspections by VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc.
Investigators say the left engine and left pylon detached during takeoff, causing UPS Flight 2976 to break apart and kill 14 people while injuring at least 23 in the Muhammad Ali International Airport industrial area.
UPS pulled its MD-11s from service three days after the crash as a precaution, affecting about 9% of UPS's fleet, with grounding possibly extending beyond the holiday shipping season.
Attorneys plan parallel investigations using lawsuit powers alongside the National Transportation Safety Board, while more suits and a separate federal case accuse UPS of negligence, signaling prolonged litigation.

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