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The tally of fatalities due to the transport jet which burst into flames and crashed has reached 13, according to recent reports.

Mayor's Statement

While en route to the Union’s memorial service, I received word of a additional fatality that died as a result of the aircraft crash,” wrote the city mayor in a social media post. “My prayers is with the families, friends and peers of all who were lost in this recent tragedy. We will overcome this together.”

Casualties Identified

A statement from the company identified the officers on board the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, Co-pilot Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond.

“Our sympathies reach out to every employee who has been impacted and everyone in our Louisville area – supporting you and making sure you receive the support and resources you need is our main concern,” the firm’s message stated.

Probe Updates

Government investigators revealed that the jet’s wing ignited and an motor separated just after liftoff from the aviation hub, resulting in the jet to fall and erupt into a fireball.

The NTSB has said it is probing the jet’s service record, which was in Texas for repairs weeks before the crash.

Aircraft records indicated the jet was on the runway in San Antonio, Texas from early September to mid-October.

“We are knowledgeable that this aircraft was present in that city,” remarked an NTSB member on later, without providing a exact time frame. “We will look at all elements of repairs that was done, including the Texas period, straight to the time of the flight.”

Recovery of Critical Items

The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered, and the engine was discovered on the airfield.

The devices – known as flight recorders – were constructed to withstand accident forces and severe heat from infernos, and they seemed to be in one piece when discovered among the remains. Investigators intend to examining recordings from the recorders.

Jet’s concluding data recordings showed an altitude of 475 ft and a speed of 210 miles per hour ahead of the crash.

Service Record

Based on Federal Aviation Administration files dated last month, a crack on a component in the tank area demanded maintenance.

Headquartered in Singapore ST Engineering, which indicated it provides aircraft servicing for UPS’s MD-11 and manages a repair facility in San Antonio, declined to provide remarks, but said it would cooperate fully when officials contacted it.

Operations Restart

In the meantime, UPS Worldport activities continued last night with its Next Day Air or nighttime process, representative the company official said. The three landing strips at Louisville Muhammad Ali international airport were also reopened.

The UPS package handling facility in this location is the firm’s most significant. The hub engages more than twenty thousand workers in the region, manages three hundred flights per day and organizes in excess of a huge volume of items an hour.

Public Support

A memorial was organized on the night of that date by the regional Teamsters Union, which represents workers at the Louisville airport, the company’s biggest air cargo hub.

The union chapter, which supports UPS workers, started the vigil with a moment of silence at that time, the estimated hour of the crash before.

“This tragedy was so unexpected, so unexpected,” the leader told the group of two hundred. “No one had a moment to part to any of those who we have said farewell to.”