SwissCyul Posted August 14, 2013 Report Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Status: Preliminary Date: 14 AUG 2013 Time: ca 04:50 Type: Airbus A300F4-622R Operator: United Parcel Service - UPS Registration: N155UP C/n / msn: 841 First flight: 2003-11-03 (9 years 10 months) Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4158 Crew: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Airplane damage: Destroyed Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) (United States of America) Phase: Approach (APR) Nature: Cargo Departure airport: Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF/KSDF), United States of America Destination airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM/KBHM), United States of America Flightnumber: 1354 Narrative:UPS Flight 1354, an Airbus A300F4-622R, N155UP, crashed and burst into flames near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). Both pilots were killed.Flight 1354 departed Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF) about 05:04 hours EDT on a regular cargo service to Birmingham (BHM).Radar data from Flightaware show the airplane on an apparent approach to runway 18 with radar data terminating at 04:49 hours CDT. Weather reported at the time of the accident (04:50 local time, 09:50 UTC):KBHM 140953Z 34004KT 10SM FEW011 BKN035 OVC075 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02330222 Edited August 14, 2013 by SwissCyul Quote
Orcair Posted September 1, 2013 Report Posted September 1, 2013 We don't know yet. NTSB should file a report sometime in the next 6 months - 2 years depending on their investigation Quote
TheSlasher Posted September 3, 2013 Report Posted September 3, 2013 I heard it was that they were to low and the plane hit a tree Quote
SwissCyul Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) Nobody knows what happened. We just have to wait until the official report comes out. But the NTSB said that the A300 actually hit trees. Edited September 3, 2013 by SwissCyul Quote
PhM Posted September 4, 2013 Report Posted September 4, 2013 You can find a discussion about that accident on Pprune. PhM Quote
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