UPS Flight 1354 with two crewmembers crashes on approach
BURMINGHAM, Ala., 14 Aug. 2013. At 6:11 a.m. EST, UPS Flight 1354 from Louisville, Kan., to Birmingham, Ala., an Airbus A300 with two crewmembers, was involved in an accident on approach into the Birmingham airport.
U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials have dispatched a “go-team” of investigators to the crash site.
Information as to the wellbeing of the pilots has not yet been released.
More information is expected throughout the week from NTSB and UPS officials. Stay tuned to Avionics Intelligence for all the latest details.
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