What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 3, 2010, at approximately 1941 local, N571UP, a Boeing 747-400, registered to and operated by united parcel service as a part 121 cargo only flight number 6, impacted the ground, crashed into several buildings, car ports and vehicles located on a military base (nad al sheba) nine miles south of Dubai International Airport (dxb). The aircraft was destroyed and the captain and first officer were fatally injured. The aircraft departed dxb and was enroute to cologne, germany (cgn) with a full load of cargo. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1941 LOCAL, N571UP, A BOEING 747-400, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AS A PART 121 CARGO ONLY FLIGHT NUMBER 6, IMPACTED THE GROUND, CRASHED INTO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, CAR PORTS AND VEHICLES LOCATED ON A MILITARY BASE (NAD AL SHEBA) NINE MILES SOUTH OF DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DXB). THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DXB AND WAS ENROUTE TO COLOGNE, GERMANY (CGN) WITH A FULL LOAD OF CARGO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.