Report: 2 dead in UPS plane crash near Alabama airport

The pilot and co-pilot of a UPS plane were killed when their plane

crashed while approaching an airport in Birmingham, Ala., early

Wednesday, local media are reporting, citing Mayor William Bell.



The cargo plane, an A300 aircraft was en route from Louisville, Ky.,

when it crashed near a field, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said in

an email.



The pilot and co-pilot were the only people aboard the plane, company

spokesman Jeff Wafford said. The crash happened at about 6 a.m.,

Bergen said.



Bell told al.com that no one on the ground was injured, which is

fortunate he said, because there is a church and some homes about 500

yards from the debris field.



"It's a tragedy anytime you have loss of life,'' the mayor told the

website. "I am grateful for the men and women of the police and fire

departments who quickly got the scene under control."



Bell, who was briefed on the situation by the city's fire chief, said

the plane broke into two or three primary pieces. "There were two to

three small explosions, but we think that was related to the aviation

fuel," he said.



Flight tracking site flightaware.com shows the cargo plane, identified

by the site and the FAA as flight UPS1354, dropped more than 9,000

feet over the course of two minutes about four minutes before the

crash.



"As we work through this difficult situation, we ask for your

patience, and that you keep those involved in your thoughts and

prayers," Atlanta-based UPS said in a statement.



Birmingham Airport Authority spokeswoman Toni Herrera-Bast said the

plane crashed in "open land" she described as a grassy field on the

outskirts of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. She said

the crash hasn't affected airport operations.

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