Ups Grounds Md-11 Fleet, The Type Of Plane In Louisville Crash, Sources Say

UPS has grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11's, nan type of level progressive successful Tuesday’s deadly clang successful Louisville, Kentucky, 2 sources acquainted pinch nan business told NBC News Friday.

UPS did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

A photograph seen by NBC news showed a surface successful a level that directed pilots to return and which read: “Per UPS MD11 are not to depart effective immediately."

At slightest 14 group person died successful nan crash, officials said. The UPS flight, headed from Louisville to Honolulu, collapsed astir 5:15 p.m. arsenic it was taking disconnected and struck an business area adjacent nan airport, causing a immense occurrence and sidesplitting nan 3 unit successful nan level and others connected nan ground.

A UPS MD-11 cargo level sits idle connected nan tarmac connected Wednesday astatine Muhammad Ali International Airport successful Louisville, Ky.Michael Swensen / Getty Images

Video shows that nan near motor of nan level caught occurrence during takeoff and instantly detached, National Transportation Safety Board personnel Todd Inman said Wednesday.

The NTSB is nan lead agency successful nan investigation.

On Friday night, Mayor Craig Greenberg said that nan remains of a 14th unfortunate had been recovered astatine nan clang site.

"We believe for each of nan victims' families, and believe that nary further victims were mislaid arsenic our first responders proceed to hunt and activity answers," Greenberg said successful a video.

UPS is nan largest employer successful nan Louisville metro area, pinch astir 25,000 workers. The airdrome wherever nan disaster happened, Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, is simply a main hub for nan company's world aerial network.