Plane Crash in Town
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (80162)
United States
November 4, 2025 6:03pm CST
Good evening, everyone.
We have had a national news item happen here in Louisville this afternoon. There was a plane crash at Louisville International Airport.
First, this was NOT near @LooeyVille -- she lives in the other end of town and is okay. Second, it IS near me. I do live "near" the airport, but not close enough to be affected directly. All of the city from the airport north to the Ohio River is under a "shelter in place" because of the smoke (and the possibility of hazardous materials in the garbage dump or recycling areas).
Please do keep the city and the people affected in your thoughts and prayers. There were believed to be seven people on the plane; however, this crashed off the airport property so it may have hit businesses or cars on the way home.
WAVE3 news coverage:
https://www.wave3.com/2025/11/04/crews-reporting-large-fire-muhammad-ali-airport-after-reported-plane-crash/
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
Can't believe how foggy it looks looking at the moon, caused by the smoke.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
Thanks. There's a bar they keep mentioning on the news, but they've reported on Facebook that everyone evacuated the area safely. That's truly a blessing.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
@MarieCoyle -- they're reporting the possibility of numerous casualties on the ground. 
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@MarieCoyle (50704)
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5 Nov
@FourWalls
Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. Son just said, he wondered if it was due to air traffic control, and he hoped not. It will no doubt be awhile before anyone knows what caused it.
Son just said, he wondered if it was due to air traffic control, and he hoped not. It will no doubt be awhile before anyone knows what caused it.1 person likes this
@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
I agree. As tragic as it is, that wasn’t a commercial airline, which would have made the toll unimaginable.
@much2say (57488)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Nov
@FourWalls I saw the video - eek 
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
It was heading nonstop to Honolulu, an eight hour flight. That’s 25,000 pounds of fuel.
Then…it hit an oil recycling storage facility.
Then…it hit an oil recycling storage facility.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (161423)
• United States
5 Nov
Wow! That doesn't sound good. I hope things aren't as bad as it sounds like!
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
The way they're showing things, it's probably worse. But the one good news is that a sports bar that they keep referencing on the news has reported on Facebook that everyone in the bar has safely evacuated the area.
But the one good news is that a sports bar that they keep referencing on the news has reported on Facebook that everyone in the bar has safely evacuated the area.2 people like this
@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
@DaddyEvil -- the governor is having a news conference right now, and he said that Ford Motor Plant near where the crash happened was not hit.
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@DaddyEvil (161423)
• United States
5 Nov
@FourWalls Well, that's good, at least.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
The governor is holding a press conference, and he's not optimistic. I'm sure the government officials know a lot more than they're saying.
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@snowy22315 (198622)
• United States
6 Nov
Yes, I saw that in the news terrible.
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@celticeagle (181734)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Nov
I do hope that if anyone was hurt it isn't seriiously.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
7 Nov
There are two in critical condition because of burns. Thirteen fatalities.
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@celticeagle (181734)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov
@FourWalls .......Oh, dear. Burns can be horrible.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
8 Nov
@celticeagle -- yes, we had a 14th person die this evening because of the burns.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
@rebelann — I know. Last night our governor had to admit that he told everyone there would be a hundred deaths in a candle factory hit by the Mayfield tornado in 2021…and it turned out to be 13 killed.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
We have 16 missing as of the latest update, and nine fatalities. I can’t imagine how bad things would be if that had been a commercial plane.
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@LeaPea2417 (38775)
• Toccoa, Georgia
5 Nov
I read about it. Tragic, prayers for all involved
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
This is the first major plane crash in Louisville since 1956. It's horrible. When my parents first divorced my mom and I lived in apartments across the interstate from the airport. (That area was not affected directly.)
(That area was not affected directly.)2 people like this
@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
It wasn’t a commercial airliner, so it wasn’t an “international” story.
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@LadyDuck (486936)
• Italy
6 Nov
@FourWalls - I have found the news online, it was a UPS plane. We assisted at a plane crash years ago, while sitting at an outside restaurant in Marina del Rey (Los Angeles).
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@LadyDuck (486936)
• Italy
6 Nov
@FourWalls - I have read that it was a UPS plane. Years ago we assisted at a plane crash when we were having lunch in an outside cafe at Marina del Rey (Los Angeles). The plane crashed on a group of houses.
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@Deepizzaguy (115971)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Nov
I hope that the plane crash in Kentucky did not cause extreme damage to property and cause persons to lose their lives.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
6 Nov
As far as we know right now, there are 12 fatalities, one of which was a child, with 16 missing. Two businesses that they know of were destroyed. The wing of the plane cut a path through the roof of a building (believe it was a UPS building) on the way down.
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@Deepizzaguy (115971)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Nov
@FourWalls That accident is just terrible, Reminds of the American Airlines plane crash in Chicago in 1979.
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@LindaOHio (205733)
• United States
5 Nov
I heard about this. There have been way too many plane crashes lately. A lack of air traffic controllers? Who knows.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
A video shows the engine on fire during takeoff. That’s more mechanical.
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@thedevilinme (4501)
• Northampton, England
5 Nov
We saw that o n UK news. Bird strike?
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
Engine fell off just before takeoff. They found the engine on the runway.
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
6 Nov
@MarieCoyle — preliminary reports are saying the aircraft was out of commission for six weeks for repairs starting in early September.
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@MarieCoyle (50704)
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6 Nov
@FourWalls
I heard that...the engine fell off. I mean...seriously? Doesn't someone check these things out? Unbelievable.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17063)
• China
5 Nov
The plane crash tugs at the nation's heart,that is for sure ! Glad that @LooeyVille and you are safe and sound !
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@FourWalls (80162)
• United States
5 Nov
Most of those lights were airport lights. My dear aunt of blessed memory lost her home to airport expansion in the early 1990s. It was much more congested around the airport with neighborhoods 40 years ago.
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