# Accident 20251104016149A: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, Louisville, KY, November 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2025, 17:13 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Louisville Muhammad Ali International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 38.1472° N, 85.7343° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1472&lon=-85.7343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259UP-2026-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80C2D1F (registry code 30110, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2d1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80C2D1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 14
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA26MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26MA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251104016149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF FROM SDF ABOUT 1713 AND VIDEO OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWS THE NO. 1 (LEFT) ENGINE AND PYLON SEPARATING AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE ON THE LEFT

WING. THE AIRPLANE CLEARED THE BLAST FENCE BUT THEN IMPACTED TWO BUILDINGS AT THE EDGE OF THE AIRPORT AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA26MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26MA024), Nov 4, 2025: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N259UP), Louisville, KY, destroyed, 14 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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