Flight Safety Information September 3, 2010 - No. 183 In This Issue UPS cargo jetliner crashes in Dubai, 2 killed UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai Preliminary Information UPS Press Release ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPS cargo jetliner crashes in Dubai, 2 killed U.S. delivery company UPS says one of its planes crashed * Crash occurred in air force base near airport * Bodies of two crew members recovered DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) crashed in an air force base near Dubai's airport after takeoff on Friday, the U.S. parcel delivery company said. The United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority said the bodies of the two crew members on board were recovered. Officials at Dubai airport, the busiest in the Middle East, were not available to comment but traffic information on its website suggested that flights were not affected by the crash. The jet was en route to Cologne, Germany, the company said. Smoke was billowing from the base, a Reuters eyewitness reported. Initially, Al Arabiya television had reported the plane had hit a busy highway, but later reports indicated it did not hit the road. Al Jazeera television quoted witnesses as saying the plane was ablaze before crashing. State-run Dubai TV said the crash appeared to have been caused by a technical fault. "I'm at the site of the crash, a deserted area... near the Dubai Al Ain road, not on the road," the station's correspondent said by telephone. Back to Top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates. U.S.-based UPS confirmed that the aircraft wasThe 747-400 with two crew members on board crashed about 8 p.m. (noon ET) as it took off for Cologne, Germany, the company said in a statement. No casualties were immediately confirmed. "Safety is a key priority for UPS," said the company's airline and international operations manager, Bob Lekites. "This incident is very unfortunate and we will do everything we can to find the cause," Lekites said in the statement. "Our thoughts go out to the crewmembers involved in the incident and their families." "We will also release more information as it becomes available, in cooperation with government authorities. We will not speculate about the cause. Until then, we ask for your patience in this difficult time." Back to Top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preliminary Information Status: Preliminary Date: 03 SEP 2010 Time: 17:45 Type: Boeing 747-44AF (SCD) Operator: United Parcel Service - UPS Registration: N571UP C/n / msn: 35668/1393 First flight: 2007-09-21 (2 years 12 months) Engines: 4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 0 Total: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 Airplane damage: Written off Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: near Dubai Airport (DXB) (United Arab Emirates) Phase: (FR) Nature: Test Departure airport: Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates Destination airport: Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK), Germany Flightnumber: 6 Narrative: Crashed on take-off into an unpopulated area www.aviation-safety.net Back to Top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Statement on Aircraft Incident Press Release Atlanta, September 03, 2010 A UPS cargo plane has been involved in an accident in Dubai. At approximately 12 p.m. EST, UPS Flight 6 from Dubai, UAE, to Cologne, DE, a 747-400 with two crewmembers on board crashed on takeoff. At this time, we have not confirmed any casualties. "Safety is a key priority for UPS," said Airline & International Operations Manager Bob Lekites. "This incident is very unfortunate and we will do everything we can to find the cause," said Lekites. "Our thoughts go out to the crewmembers involved in the incident and their families." "We will also release more information as it becomes available, in cooperation with government authorities. We will not speculate about the cause. Until then, we ask for your patience in this difficult time." A media information hotline has also been established. The hotline number is (502) 329-0110. A recorded message will provide any updates; the system will also allow reporters to leave messages if they would like a return call. Regular updates will be provided throughout the day. About UPS UPS (NYSE: UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 215 countries and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS. # # # Back to Top ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC