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The number of victims due to the UPS cargo plane that burst into flames and plummeted has climbed to 13, as confirmed by recent statements.

City Leader's Remarks

“On my way to the Teamsters’ memorial service, I was informed of a 13th person that died as a outcome of the UPS flight 2976 crash,” wrote the city mayor in a online message. “My thoughts is with the relatives, friends and peers of all who were taken in this recently occurred calamity. We will overcome this as one.”

Victims Identified

An announcement from the carrier identified the officers on board the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as Pilot Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond.

“Our sympathies reach out to all UPSer who has been touched and all in our community area – assisting you and ensuring you obtain the attention and aid you need is our focus,” the organization’s communication read.

Probe Findings

National authorities revealed that the UPS cargo plane’s wing burst into flames and an motor detached just after takeoff from the airfield, leading to the aircraft to crash and burst into a fireball.

The National Transportation Safety Board announced it is investigating the aircraft’s service record, that was in Texas for fixes weeks ahead of the incident.

Aircraft information revealed the aircraft was on the tarmac in that location from 3 September to last week.

“We are cognizant that this plane was present in San Antonio,” said an official on the following day, without providing a specific time frame. “We will examine all elements of service that was performed, from the San Antonio visit, right up to the date of the journey.”

Recovery of Key Components

The cockpit voice recorder and information unit were recovered, and the engine was located on the airfield.

The units – referred to as flight recorders – were constructed to withstand accident forces and intense heat from infernos, and they seemed to be intact when discovered amid the crash debris. Officials plan on analyzing data from the recorders.

The plane’s concluding flight details displayed an height of 475 ft and a velocity of 210 miles per hour ahead of the crash.

Repair Background

Per Federal Aviation Administration records from 18 September, a fissure on a component in the center wing fuel tank demanded maintenance.

The company ST Engineering, which indicated it provides structural repairs for the carrier’s jet and manages a service location in San Antonio, declined to provide remarks, but said it would cooperate fully when investigators approached it.

Activities Restart

Meanwhile, the facility activities continued that evening with its express or nighttime procedure, official Jim Mayer confirmed. Each of the three runways at the airport were also open again.

The UPS package handling facility in the city is the company’s most significant. The center engages in excess of a large number of individuals in the locality, manages three hundred trips each day and processes more than four hundred thousand packages an hour.

Public Support

A memorial was held on the evening of recently by the regional labor union, which supports workers at the aviation hub, the company’s biggest air cargo hub.

The union chapter, which stands for staff, started the vigil with a quiet tribute at the evening hour, the rough time of the incident previously.

“This incident was so sudden, so unexpected,” the mayor addressed the group of attendees. “No one had a opportunity to say goodbye to each of those who we have lost.”