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The '''2013 Airport Highlands plane crash''' was a fatal aviation accident that occurred in a cleared area of the [[Airport Highlands]] neighborhood north of the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] on [[August 14]], [[2013]]. | The '''2013 Airport Highlands plane crash''' was a fatal aviation accident that occurred in a cleared area of the [[Airport Highlands]] neighborhood north of the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] on [[August 14]], [[2013]]. | ||
The Airbus A300 aircraft was being operated by United Parcel Service as UPS Flight 1354. The cargo flight was en route from Louisville, Kentucky to [[Birmingham]]. It was approaching [[Runway 18]] from the north, but hit clipped power lines and crash landed about a half mile short of the end of the runway just before 5:00 AM. The craft was engulfed by fire as neighbors reported several loud explosions. The forward crew cabin broke away from the main fuselage and came to rest about 50 yards away. [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] extinguished the fire before 7:00 AM. Pilot Shanda Fanning and | The Airbus A300 aircraft was being operated by United Parcel Service as UPS Flight 1354. The cargo flight was en route from Louisville, Kentucky to [[Birmingham]]. It was approaching [[Runway 18]] from the north, but hit clipped power lines and crash landed about a half mile short of the end of the runway just before 5:00 AM. The craft was engulfed by fire as neighbors reported several loud explosions. The forward crew cabin broke away from the main fuselage and came to rest about 50 yards away. [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]] extinguished the fire before 7:00 AM. Pilot Shanda Carney Fanning of Lynchburg, Tennessee and co-pilot Cerea Beal, Jr of Charlotte, North Carolina both died in the crash. | ||
Several blocks around the crash site were barricaded by the [[Birmingham Police Department]] prior to the arrival of National Transportation Safety Board investigators. | Several blocks around the crash site were barricaded by the [[Birmingham Police Department]] prior to the arrival of National Transportation Safety Board investigators. The still-smoldering debris field hampered efforts to locate flight data recorders on the first day of their investigation. | ||
Among the shipments lost in the crash were 13,000 bags sewn by women in Calcutta, India for sale through the non-profit [[Freeset USA]]. The organization immediately began planning to sell a t-shirt to raise money for the families of the flight's crew members. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Smith, Mike D. (August 14, 2013) "UPS cargo plane crashes near Birmingham airport; mayor says 2 pilots dead." {{BN}} | * Smith, Mike D. (August 14, 2013) "UPS cargo plane crashes near Birmingham airport; mayor says 2 pilots dead." {{BN}} | ||
* Reed, John (August 14, 2013) "UPS plane crash: Nonprofit that lost $150,000 worth of merchandise vows to raise money for pilots' families." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:Plane crashes]] | [[Category:Plane crashes]] | ||
[[Category:2013 events|Airport Highlands plane crash]] | [[Category:2013 events|Airport Highlands plane crash]] | ||
[[Category:Birmingham airport]] | [[Category:Birmingham airport]] | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 15 August 2013
The 2013 Airport Highlands plane crash was a fatal aviation accident that occurred in a cleared area of the Airport Highlands neighborhood north of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport on August 14, 2013.
The Airbus A300 aircraft was being operated by United Parcel Service as UPS Flight 1354. The cargo flight was en route from Louisville, Kentucky to Birmingham. It was approaching Runway 18 from the north, but hit clipped power lines and crash landed about a half mile short of the end of the runway just before 5:00 AM. The craft was engulfed by fire as neighbors reported several loud explosions. The forward crew cabin broke away from the main fuselage and came to rest about 50 yards away. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire before 7:00 AM. Pilot Shanda Carney Fanning of Lynchburg, Tennessee and co-pilot Cerea Beal, Jr of Charlotte, North Carolina both died in the crash.
Several blocks around the crash site were barricaded by the Birmingham Police Department prior to the arrival of National Transportation Safety Board investigators. The still-smoldering debris field hampered efforts to locate flight data recorders on the first day of their investigation.
Among the shipments lost in the crash were 13,000 bags sewn by women in Calcutta, India for sale through the non-profit Freeset USA. The organization immediately began planning to sell a t-shirt to raise money for the families of the flight's crew members.
References
- Smith, Mike D. (August 14, 2013) "UPS cargo plane crashes near Birmingham airport; mayor says 2 pilots dead." The Birmingham News
- Reed, John (August 14, 2013) "UPS plane crash: Nonprofit that lost $150,000 worth of merchandise vows to raise money for pilots' families." The Birmingham News