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The number of victims resulting from the transport jet that caught fire and went down has risen to 13, according to latest reports.

Mayor's Announcement

While en route to the Union’s candlelight gathering, I received word of a additional fatality that died as a outcome of the aircraft accident,” stated the local official in a online message. “My prayers is with the relatives, friends and peers of all who were lost in this week’s calamity. We will get through this together.”

Deceased Named

A release from the company identified the officers aboard the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as Captain Richard Wartenberg, Co-pilot Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Dana Diamond.

“Our sympathies are extended to all employee who has been impacted and all in our Louisville region – assisting you and guaranteeing you receive the attention and assistance you need is our main concern,” the company’s message stated.

Inquiry Details

Federal investigators revealed that the UPS cargo plane’s left wing burst into flames and an engine fell off just after departure from the airfield, causing the aircraft to crash and burst into a fireball.

The National Transportation Safety Board has said it is probing the jet’s upkeep logs, that was in Texas for maintenance a period before the accident.

Aircraft records showed the plane was on the ground in that location from 3 September to last week.

“We are aware that this aircraft was there in San Antonio,” remarked an official on Thursday, without a precise date range. “We will review each aspect of service that was completed, including the repair period, all the way to the time of the flight.”

Findings of Critical Components

The audio device and data recorder were recovered, and the power plant was located on the tarmac.

The recorders – known as flight recorders – were designed to survive collision damage and severe heat from infernos, and they seemed to be intact when found amid the crash debris. Authorities plan on reviewing information from the devices.

Aircraft’s final data recordings showed an altitude of 475 feet and a velocity of that speed prior to the crash.

Repair Record

Per Federal Aviation Administration files dated 18 September, a fracture on a structural piece within the fuel container demanded repairs.

The company ST Engineering, which said it offers aircraft servicing for the company’s jet and manages a service location in San Antonio, refused to provide remarks, but said it would cooperate fully when investigators reached out it.

Activities Continue

Meanwhile, the facility operations resumed that evening with its Next Day Air or night sort operation, representative the company official said. Each of the three tarmacs at the aviation hub were additionally reopened.

The UPS package handling facility in the city is the company’s biggest. The hub hires over 20,000 individuals in the area, handles numerous trips per day and sorts over a huge volume of packages each hour.

Community Reaction

A memorial was held on the evening of recently by the regional labor union, which acts for employees at the Louisville airport, the company’s largest freight center.

Teamsters Local 89, which supports employees, commenced the gathering with a moment of silence at 5.14pm, the approximate hour of the incident before.

“This incident was so abrupt, so surprising,” the leader addressed the assembly of 200. “No one had a moment to say goodbye to any of those who we have lost.”