UPS, FedEx Ground MD-11 aircraft
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An investigation has been launched into the cause of the deadly Tuesday crash, which occurred as an MD-11 was taking off.
By Allison Lampert (Reuters) -As a bell sounded in the cockpit, three UPS pilots tried to control a cargo flight that crashed this week in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least 13 people, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday.
Both aircraft were on routine flight operations, the Navy said, when they went down in the South China Sea only 30 minutes apart.
There was a fire in the UPS plane's left wing and the engine "detached" during takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, the NTSB official said.
The death toll rose to 14 after Mayor Craig Greenberg said another body was found at the crash site. Three UPS crew members on the plane were identified.
UPS and FedEx grounded their MD-11 fleets "out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety" after a plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, that killed 14 people.