crashed while approaching an airport in Birmingham, Ala., early
Wednesday, local media are reporting, citing Mayor William Bell.
The cargo plane, an A300 aircraft was en route from Louisville, Ky.,
when it crashed near a field, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in
an email.
The pilot and co-pilot were the only people aboard the plane, company
spokesman Jeff Wafford said. The crash happened at about 6 a.m.,
Bergen said.
Bell told al.com that no one on the ground was injured, which is
fortunate he said, because there is a church and some homes about 500
yards from the debris field.
"It's a tragedy anytime you have loss of life,'' the mayor told the
website. "I am grateful for the men and women of the police and fire
departments who quickly got the scene under control."
Bell, who was briefed on the situation by the city's fire chief, said
the plane broke into two or three primary pieces. "There were two to
three small explosions, but we think that was related to the aviation
fuel," he said.
Flight tracking site flightaware.com shows the cargo plane, identified
by the site and the FAA as flight UPS1354, dropped more than 9,000
feet over the course of two minutes about four minutes before the
crash.
"As we work through this difficult situation, we ask for your
patience, and that you keep those involved in your thoughts and
prayers," Atlanta-based UPS said in a statement.
Birmingham Airport Authority spokeswoman Toni Herrera-Bast said the
plane crashed in "open land" she described as a grassy field on the
outskirts of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. She said
the crash hasn't affected airport operations.
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