Notice2026-08602
Investigative Hearing
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Published
May 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
National Transportation Safety Board
Abstract
A recent airplane accident in Louisville, Kentucky, has motivated this investigative hearing.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24020-24021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08602]
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Investigative Hearing
AGENCY: National Transportation Safety Board.
ACTION: Announcement of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: A recent airplane accident in Louisville, Kentucky, has
motivated this investigative hearing.
DATES: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, and
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: 429 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC. The street entrance
to the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center is located on 10th Street
SW, running between D Street and Frontage Road SW, just below the
L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. The Boardroom is also accessible from the
L'Enfant Plaza Metro through the food court.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Investigative Hearing Officer: Chihoon Shin or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4818487e6ede3e29cb1b5a6bdbab394baa0a7b6fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="085d585b3a313f3e406d697a61666f48667c7b6a266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Media Relations: Peter Knudson at (202) 314-6100 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78a82838e8695828b86938e888994a789939485c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39545c5d50584b5c55584d5056574a79574d4a5b175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Christopher Blumberg at (202)
314-6102 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f2c273d263c3b203f272a3d612d233a222d2a3d280f213b3c2d61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402328322933342f302825326e222c352d22253227002e3433226e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 4, 2025, about 1714 eastern
standard time (EST), United Parcel Service (UPS) flight 2976, a Boeing
(McDonnell-Douglas) MD-11F airplane, N259UP, was destroyed after it
impacted buildings and the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 17R
at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), Louisville,
Kentucky. The 3 crewmembers aboard the airplane and 11 people on the
ground were fatally injured, 2 people on the ground were seriously
injured, and 21 people on the ground sustained minor injuries. One
person on the ground who was seriously injured succumbed to injuries 51
days after the accident. Flight 2976 was a domestic cargo flight
operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 121 from SDF to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
(HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii.
The investigative hearing will discuss the following issue areas:
<bullet> Fleet safety processes
[cir] Reporting processes for in-service anomalies found during
inspection and maintenance
[cir] FAA and Boeing continued operational safety (COS) processes
[cir] Communications to operators after COS actions are completed
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<bullet> Pylon design requirements
[cir] FAA design and certification requirements for pylon separation
failure modes
[cir] Design of aircraft systems routed through and near pylon
attachment points
Parties to the hearing are Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Federal
Aviation Administration; International Brotherhood of Teamsters--
Airline Division; STE San Antonio Aerospace; and United Parcel Service.
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding this public
hearing pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine
Act (5 U.S.C. 522b) and is authorized by Title 49 CFR 845.2.
Order of Proceedings
1. Opening Statement by the Chairwoman of the Board of Inquiry
2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry and Technical Panel
3. Introduction of the Parties to the Hearing
4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing Officer/Investigator-in-Charge
5. Overview of the accident and investigation by the Investigator-in-
Charge
6. Calling of witnesses by Hearing Officer
7. Closing Statement by the Chairwoman of the Board of Inquiry
The investigative hearing will be transmitted live via webcast. The
public may access the live webcast through the NTSB's website at
<a href="http://www.ntsb.gov">www.ntsb.gov</a> under ``News & Events.'' An archival video of the hearing
will be available via the NTSB's YouTube channel at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/NTSBgov">https://www.youtube.com/user/NTSBgov</a>.
Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-08602 Filed 5-1-26; 8:45 am]
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