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UPS Jet Crashes in Birmingham, Ala.   A300 Plane Crashed on Approach UPS cargo plane crashes, explodes at Alabama airport BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP)-A large UPS cargo plane crashed early Wednesday near an airport in Birmingham, Ala. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told the Associated Press the A300 plane crashed on approach to the airport before dawn. The plane was en route from Louisville, Ky., to Birmingham as UPS Flight 1354, Ms. Bergen said. Toni Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, said the cargo plane crashed near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. Bast said the crash site is outside the airport's perimeter fence and hasn't affected airport operations. Neither Ms. Bergen nor Ms. Bast had any information on injuries. A photo from the news site al.com showed a plume of smoke rising from the site in an open field. Several firetrucks and other emergency vehicles were lined up on a narrow road nearby. Representatives for Atlanta-based UPS couldn't immediately be reached Wednesday morning.    ***************    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: / Occupants: 2 Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 Airplane damage: Written off Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Birmingham Airport, AL (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 Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM), United States of America Flightnumber: 1354 Narrative: UPS Flight 1354, an Airbus A300F4-622R, N155UP, crashed and burst into flames at Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM). There were two pilots on board. Flight 1354 departed Louisville International Airport, KY (SDF) about 05:04 hours EDT on a regular cargo service to Birmingham Airport, AL (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    www.aviation-safety.net      Back to Top

Two Unacounted For After Large Cargo Aircraft Crashed At Birmingham, Alabama Airport UPS Flight 1354, an A300 cargo plane en route from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama, has crashed while approaching the airport, the Federal Aviation Authority confirms. My Fox Tampa reports that two people, the pilot and co-pilot, were aboard the plane and have not been accounted for. KLAS-TV anchor Cale Ramker reports that radar shows the plane's rapid descent from 9,500 feet to 2,600 feet in two minutes. WVTM reports that the plane is burning and there have now been at least three explosions, adding that the debris from the crash stretches about a half-mile. It has not disrupted other airport operations. The crash happened at about 5 a.m. outside the fence of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.