Newly released photos included in a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on the deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville show the moment the aircraft's left engine came off during takeoff and ignited.Federal investigators are focusing on metal fatigue cracks around the engine of the UPS plane that crashed on Nov.5, killing 14 people, according to a new report by the NTSB.In a preliminary report released Thursday, the engine is seen flying off the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter plane's wing, going up into the air, before a burst of fire engulfs the plane.
The plane was departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, and headed to Daniel K.Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, when the crash occurred.The three crew members on board and 11 people on the ground were killed, officials said.
Additionally, 23 people on the ground were injured, the NTSB said.Officials believe death toll after Kentucky UPS plane crash will stand at 14The newly released images in the NTSB report, taken from an airport surveillance video, show the left engine and left pylon separate from the left wing.A fire ignited on the left engine as it went up and over the fuselage, before it hit the ground, the NTSB said.A fire also ignited "near the area of the left pylon attachment to the wing, which continued until ground impact," the report stated.Popular ReadsStepbrother under investigation in teen's Carnival cruise death: SourceNov 19, 9:33 AMEpstein files bill passes resoundingly in House with only 1 no voteNov 18, 3:02 PMGovernment shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding billNov 12, 11:17 PMThe plane only got about 30 feet above the ground before it crashed in a ball of fire, impacting a storage yard and two buildings, according to the NTSB report.Upon inspection following the crash, the left engine pylon showed signs of fatigue cracks and over-stress failure, according to the report. The parts with fatigue cracking were last inspected in October 20...