WATCH: Aircraft Engine Falls Off Moments Before Fatal Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released new footage of the crash of UPS Flight 2976, showing the left engine separating from the aircraft shortly after liftoff in a huge fireball.

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The NTSB is holding an investigative hearing May 19–20 into the 2025 crash of the MD-11F cargo airplane. The agency released a short animation depicting fatigue cracking in the left pylon aft mount lugs, WLKY reported. The pylon connects the engine to the wing. Investigators also discovered a fractured aft spherical bearing race, the outlet reported.

At the end of the video, the NTSB also released new surveillance footage from the airport that showed the exact moment the engine fell off the wing.

Shortly after takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, the left engine broke off and was engulfed in flames. According to the on the accident, altitude data from the aircraft’s radio showed it did not climb more than 30 feet off the ground before plunging into several buildings outside the airport perimeter.

All three crew members aboard the aircraft were killed. Fifteen people, including the pilots, were reportedly killed in total. More than 20 people on the ground were injured, according to the preliminary report.

During the hearing on Tuesday, the NTSB released a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder, capturing the takeoff, followed by the crew’s reaction to the emergency moments later. The crew called “V1,” “rotate,” and “V2.” Less than a second later, the recording notes a high-pitched ringing sound, which continued for the rest of the recording. (RELATED: New Video Shows Fiery Crash Of UPS Plane, Locals Fleeing Aftermath)

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Several seconds later, a thump sound is heard, and one pilot asks, “what’s the — what’s the problem?”

The ground proximity warning system then sounds “bank angle. bank angle,” as one of the pilots commands “lower the nose” repeatedly.

The transcript shows the pilots continuing to communicate.

One pilot is recorded saying “freeze it” and “firewall it,” with the other responding, “it’s all the way in.” The recording then captures loud thumping, a warning, and loud crashing sounds before the transcript ends.

The NTSB’s investigation remains ongoing, and the agency will release a final report one year after the accident.

Editor’s note: This article was corrected to note that the fatigue cracking reportedly occurred on the left pylon aft mount lugs, not the spherical bearing in the pylon.

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