LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched their investigation into the fatal UPS cargo plane crash, focusing on why the aircraft's left engine detached during flight and whether the incident points to broader safety concerns with the MD-11 fleet.

"There is no better investigative agency in the world looking into plane crashes, bar none. They will get to the bottom of this," said NBC Senior Aviation Correspondent Tom Costello, who's followed dozens of airline crashes in his nearly 20 years as an aviation expert.

The NTSB has successfully recovered the plane's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder despite significant heat damage from the crash. These devices, commonly known as black boxes, are now being analyzed at the NTSB laboratory

See Full Page