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UPS Airlines Flight 1354

Coordinates: 33°35′8.8074″N 86°44′46.8888″W / 33.585779833°N 86.746358000°W / 33.585779833; -86.746358000
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UPS Airlines Flight 1354
N155UP's nose section shortly after the crash
Accident
DateAugust 14, 2013
SiteNorth of Birmingham's runway 18, near
33°35′8.8074″N 86°44′46.8888″W / 33.585779833°N 86.746358000°W / 33.585779833; -86.746358000
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A300F4-622R
OperatorUPS Airlines
RegistrationN155UP
Flight originLouisville International Airport
DestinationBirmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities2 (all)
Survivors0

UPS Airlines Flight 1354 was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville International Airport to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. On August 14, 2013 the aircraft flying this route, a UPS Airlines Airbus A300-600F, crashed and burst into flames short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport in the US state of Alabama.[1][2]

Both pilots (Capt. Cerea Beal, Jr., 58, of Matthews, N.C. and First Officer Shanda Fleming, 37, of Lynchburg, Tenn.[3]) were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. They were the only people aboard the aircraft.[4]

Aircraft

A UPS Airlines Airbus A300-600, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident

The aircraft involved in the accident was an Airbus A300F4-622R, registered as N155UP. It was built in 2003, and was delivered to UPS in February 2004 as a brand-new aircraft.[5] It was powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. At the time of the accident, it had accumulated approximately 11,000 flight hours in 6,800 flight cycles (takeoff-and-landing sets).[6]

Crash

The aircraft crashed on approach to runway 18 at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. It clipped a number of trees and struck ground three times uphill. The aircraft broke in two, with the nose coming to rest about 200 yards (180 m) away from the initial point of impact, and the rest of it about 80 yards (73 m) further down towards the runway and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from its edge and catching fire.[7][2]

Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched an investigation and sent a 26-member "go team" to the crash site to "collect perishable evidence". At a conference held later on the same day, the NTSB said they have been unable to recover the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder as the tail section (where the recorders are housed) was still on fire.[7] They were both recovered the next day and sent for analysis.[8]

The French aviation accident investigation agency BEA, assisted by Airbus technical advisors and representing the so-called "State [country] of Manufacture", will participate in the investigation.[9] Members of the FBI Evidence Response Team will also assist the NTSB.[10]

References

  1. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A300F4-622R N155UP Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM)", Aviation Safety Network, retrieved August 14, 2013
  2. ^ a b Simon Hradecky (August 14, 2013), "Crash: UPS A306 at Birmingham on Aug 14th 2013, touched down outside airport", The Aviation Herald, retrieved August 14, 2013
  3. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/15/ntsb-no-evidence-engine-failure-in-fatal-ups-plane-crash/
  4. ^ "FAA: UPS jet crashes in Birmingham, Ala.", Globe Newspaper Company, retrieved August 14, 2013
  5. ^ Jason Rabinowitz (August 14, 2013), "UPS Airbus A300 Crashes On Approach To Birmingham Airport", NYCAviation, retrieved August 14, 2013
  6. ^ "N155UP United Parcel Service (UPS) Airbus A300F4-622R - cn 841", Planespotters.net, retrieved August 14, 2013
  7. ^ a b Amber Roberson (August 14, 2013), "NTSB brings 26-member team to Birmingham to collect "perishable" evidence and information on crash", Alabama's 13, retrieved August 14, 2013
  8. ^ Amber Roberson (August 15, 2013), "NTSB: Black boxes recovered, info tomorrow on whether data can be extracted", Alabama's 13, retrieved August 15, 2013
  9. ^ "Flight UP1354 on 14 August 2013 A300-600, registered N155UP", Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile, August 14, 2013, retrieved August 14, 2013
  10. ^ Boxley, Mark (15 August 2013). "UPS cargo jet crash probe enters second day". USA Today. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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