UPS Airlines Flight 1354
Wreckage of the aircraft's cockpit section | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 14, 2013 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and pilot fatigue |
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| Aircraft | |
| N155UP, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2009 | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A300F4-622R |
| Operator | UPS Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | 5X1354 |
| ICAO flight No. | UPS1354 |
| Call sign | UPS 1354 |
| Registration | N155UP |
| Flight origin | Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, United States |
| Destination | Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama, United States |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
UPS Airlines Flight 1354 was a scheduled cargo flight from Louisville, Kentucky, to Birmingham, Alabama. On August 14, 2013, the Airbus A300 flying the route crashed and burst into flames short of the runway on approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport. Both pilots were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. They were the only people aboard the aircraft. It was the second fatal air crash for UPS Airlines.