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A federal aviation official says a large UPS cargo plane has crashed near an airport in Birmingham, Ala.
A UPS spokesman confirmed that the plane was a UPS A-300 Airbus, tail number N155UP, with two crew members aboard. The flight originated in Louisville, Ky., and crashed upon its approach in Birmingham. UPS said the crew has not been located.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew," the spokesman said.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told The Associated Press that the plane crashed before dawn Wednesday.
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 has not affected airport operations.
Few other details were immediately available. The plane appears to have crashed in an isolated field and a plume of smoke was seen rising from the site. Teams of emergency crews responded to the crash.
Bergen says she had no information on injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was deploying a Go-Team from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/14...#ixzz2bwf6PdNi
A UPS spokesman confirmed that the plane was a UPS A-300 Airbus, tail number N155UP, with two crew members aboard. The flight originated in Louisville, Ky., and crashed upon its approach in Birmingham. UPS said the crew has not been located.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the crew," the spokesman said.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen told The Associated Press that the plane crashed before dawn Wednesday.
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 has not affected airport operations.
Few other details were immediately available. The plane appears to have crashed in an isolated field and a plume of smoke was seen rising from the site. Teams of emergency crews responded to the crash.
Bergen says she had no information on injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was deploying a Go-Team from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/14...#ixzz2bwf6PdNi
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