第15名受害者死于一架UPS飞机坠毁据肯塔基州州长安迪·贝希尔说，11月4日在肯塔基州路易斯维尔穆罕默德·阿里国际机场。
“我很难过地告诉大家一些不好的消息。今天，我们失去了Alain Rodriguez Colina，因为他在UPS飞机失事中受伤，使我们的总损失达到15人，”Beshear发布于X周四晚上。“让我们今天为这些家庭祈祷，在未来的日子里，让他们知道他们并不孤独，他们是被爱的。”
麦道MD-11飞机坠机发生时，飞机正从路易斯维尔出发，前往檀香山的丹尼尔·k·井上国际机场。根据国家运输安全委员会(NTSB)，飞机的左发动机和左挂架分离就在飞机起飞时从机翼上落下，在飞机落地前在机身上方燃烧。
NTSB的初步报告称，大火还在“机翼左侧挂架附件附近点燃，一直持续到撞击地面”。
据NTSB报道，飞机只上升了大约30英尺，就在一团火球中坠毁，撞击了一个仓库和两栋建筑。
NTSB说，在坠机后的检查中，左侧发动机挂架显示出疲劳裂纹和过度应力故障的迹象。
官员们说，机上的三名机组人员和地面上的11人在事故中丧生。此外，据NTSB报道，地面上有23人受伤。
美国联邦航空管理局暂时停飞所有MD-11飞机坠毁后，直到他们接受检查。大约有70架MD-11在服役，由据飞机制造商波音公司称，联合包裹、联邦快递和西部环球。
15th victim of UPS plane crash dies, according to Kentucky Gov. Beshear
A 15th victim has died of injuries sustained in thecrash of a UPS planeat Kentucky's Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, according to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
"I’m sad to share some tough news. Today, we lost Alain Rodriguez Colina due to his injuries from the UPS plane crash, bringing our total loss to 15," Beshearposted on XThursday evening. "Let’s pray for these families today and in the days, months and years to come so they know they are not alone and they are loved."
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11aircraft was departing Louisville and headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu when the crash occurred.According tothe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the aircraft's left engine and left pylon separatedfrom the wing just as the plane was taking off, catching fire as it went up and over the fuselage before it hit the ground.
A fire also ignited "near the area of the left pylon attachment to the wing, which continued until ground impact," the NTSB's preliminary report stated.
The plane only ascended about 30 feet before it crashed in a ball of fire, impacting a storage yard and two buildings, according to the NTSB.
Upon inspection following the crash, the left engine pylon showed signs of fatigue cracks and over-stress failure, the NTSB said.
The three crew members on board and 11 people on the ground were killed in the crash, officials said. Additionally, 23 people on the ground were injured, according to the NTSB.
The Federal Aviation Administrationtemporarily groundedall MD-11 aircraft after the crash until they were inspected. There are about 70 MD-11s in service operated byUPS, FedEx and Western Global, according to Boeing, the aircraft's manufacturer.
