UPS Plane Crash Near Louisville Airport Kills at Least 7, Officials Say NYT | Top Stories By: Rylee Kirk, Alexandra E. Petri, Billy Witz and John Yoon 5 November 2025 at 14:00 The plane crashed and exploded shortly after taking off from a Kentucky airport, disrupting operations at the delivery company’s main air cargo hub. © Stephen Cohen/Getty ImagesA shelter-in-place order was issued for a five-mile radius around the airport in Louisville, Ky., after a plane crash on Tuesday afternoon, the authorities said.