死亡人数已经上升到13人在UPS飞机之后官员周四表示，本周早些时候，肯塔基州路易斯维尔穆罕默德阿里国际机场起飞的飞机坠毁在一团火焰中。
路易斯维尔市长克雷格·格林伯格(Craig Greenberg)在守夜活动中说，受害者在周二撞车事故发生后立即被送往当地医院，并在那里死亡，“尽管他们得到了惊人的护理”。
格林伯格说:“我们今晚为所有13名已知的受害者和其他未知的受害者及其家人祈祷。”
官员们周四早些时候表示，仍有9人失踪，工作人员继续在半英里长的“烧焦的、破损的”残骸中搜索，以寻找事故中的任何其他受害者。
“这是漫长的36小时的悲剧，”格林伯格在周四的新闻发布会上说。
据美国联邦航空管理局报道，2976航班于当地时间周二下午5点15分左右坠毁。美国国家运输安全委员会(National Transportation Safety Board)表示，这架麦道(McDonnell Douglas)MD-11货机当时正飞往檀香山的丹尼尔·k·井上国际机场(Daniel k . Inouye International Airport)，在飞机左翼喷出“大量火舌”后，飞机的左引擎分离。
NTSB表示，周四找到了“引擎的主要部件”。
格林伯格说，飞机上的三名机组人员被认为已经遇难。
联合包裹确认飞机上的飞行员是机长理查德·沃顿伯格、副驾驶李·特鲁特和国际救援官员达纳·戴蒙德。
“言语无法表达我们的悲伤“令人心碎的2976号航班事故，”UPS美国和UPS航空公司执行副总裁南多·塞萨隆在周四的一份声明中说我们的心与每一个受到影响的UPSer和我们路易斯维尔社区的所有人在一起，支持你并确保你得到你需要的护理和资源是我们的首要任务。"
根据格林伯格的说法，验尸官正在努力确认其他九名遇难者的身份。
格林伯格说，当局现在将开始移动碎片，包括“烧焦的，破损的金属”，看看他们能否找到更多的人。
格林伯格说，九名失踪人员被认为在坠机时就在现场附近。
“我们的希望是，我们已经找到了所有的受害者，但我们不知道，”格林伯格说。
周四，NTSB表示，黑匣子中的数据已经下载，NTSB称这是一个“很好的提取”
NTSB称，飞机坠毁的可能原因尚未透露。
“飞机起飞，获得了足够的高度，越过了17R跑道尽头的围栏。NTSB董事会成员托德·因曼说:“在清除围栏后不久，它就对机场的建筑物和地形产生了影响。”。
NTSB周四表示，初步飞行数据显示，飞机最后报告的高度是475英尺。
坠机前，飞机在圣安东尼奥停留了六周，NTSB表示，他们将“检查在此期间完成的每一项维护”。
因曼周四表示，飞机在坠毁当天不需要任何维护。
NTSB没有透露关于坠机的初步报告将于何时发布。
视频捕捉到了这架满载数千加仑燃料飞往夏威夷的飞机坠毁的瞬间，飞机坠毁后产生了一个大火球。
肯塔基州州长安迪·贝希尔说，地面上的两家企业受到了事故的影响。
格林伯格说，美国联邦调查局、环境保护署和酒精、烟草、火器和爆炸物管理局正在协助调查。
官员们周四表示，机场的三条跑道已经重新开放，机场已经完全投入使用。
路易斯维尔地区机场管理局执行董事丹·曼在一份声明中说:“我真诚地感谢自卫队公共安全部作为第一批到达现场的单位做出的快速反应，以及在此期间来自该市和整个州的这么多互助机构的行动。”
Death toll rises to 13 after UPS plane crashed at Louisville airport: Officials
The death toll has risen to 13after a UPS planedeparting Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky crashed in a ball of flames earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
The victim had been transported to a local hospital in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's crash and died there "notwithstanding the amazing care that they received," Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said at a vigil.
"We pray tonight for all 13 of the victims that we know and the other unknown victims and all of their families," Greenberg said.
Officials said earlier Thursday that nine people remained missing as crews continue to search through half a mile of "charred, mangled" debris to find any additional victims in the crash.
"It's been a long 36 hours of tragedy," Greenberg said at a press conference on Thursday.
UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter plane was headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, when the plane's left engine detached after a "large plume of fire" erupted from the plane's left wing, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The NTSB said it located the "main component of the engine" on Thursday.
The aircraft's three crew members are believed to be among the dead, Greenberg said.
UPS identified the pilots on board the flight as Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond.
"Words can’t express the sorrow we feel over theheartbreaking Flight 2976 accident," Nando Cesarone, the UPS executive vice president for U.S. and UPS Airlines, said in a statement on Thursday. "Our hearts go out to every UPSer who has been impacted and all in our Louisville community -- supporting you and ensuring you receive the care and resources you needis our priority."
The coroner is working on identifying the other nine victims who were found, according to Greenberg.
Authorities will now begin to move the debris, including the "charred, mangled metal," to see if they can locate additional individuals, Greenberg said.
The nine missing individuals are believed to have been near the scene at the time of the crash, Greenberg said.
"Our hope is that we have located all the victims at this point, but we don't know," Greenberg said.
On Thursday, the NTSB said the data from the black boxes was downloaded, which the NTSB said was a "good extraction."
A probable cause of the crash has not been revealed, the NTSB said.
"The plane lifted off and gained enough altitude to clear the fence at the end of runway 17R. Shortly after clearing that fence, it made impact with structures and the terrain off of the airport property," according to NTSB board member Todd Inman.
Preliminary flight data reveals the aircraft's last reported altitude was 475 feet, the NTSB said on Thursday.
Prior to the crash, the aircraft was in San Antonio for six weeks, with the NTSB saying they will "look at every piece of maintenance that was done" during that time.
The plane did not require any maintenance the day of the crash, Inman said on Thursday.
The NTSB did not reveal when a preliminary report on the crash would be released.
Video captured the moment the plane -- loaded with thousands of gallons of fuel for a long-distance flight to Hawaii -- crashed, resulting in a large fireball.
Two businesses on the ground were impacted by the crash, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
The FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are now assisting in the investigation, Greenberg said.
All three runways at the airport have since reopened and the airfield is fully operational, officials said Thursday.
"I sincerely appreciate the SDF Public Safety Department for their quick response as the first units to the scene as well as the actions of so many mutual aid agencies from the city and across the state during this time," Louisville Regional Airport Authority Executive Director Dan Mann said in a statement.
