UPS identifies three pilots killed in Louisville plane crash as Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 1st Officer Lee Truitt and Capt. Dana Diamond.
UPS on Thursday identified the flight crew killed in a fiery plane crash Tuesday at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky, which claimed the lives of 12 people and left nearly a dozen others injured.
The three deceased UPS pilots on board Flight 2976 were identified as Capt. Richard Wartenberg, 1st Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond, according to UPS Airlines executive vice president Nando Cesarone.
“Words can’t express the sorrow we feel over the heartbreaking Flight 2976 accident”, Cesarone wrote in a statement on X. “Our hearts go out to every UPSer who has been impacted and all in our Louisville community— supporting you and ensuring you receive the care and resources you need is our priority.”
The UPS cargo plane, which was loaded with about 38,000 gallons of fuel and bound for Hawaii, crashed into the nearby Kentucky Petroleum Recycling building after departing from SDF at about 5:15 p.
