LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) — A repeating bell sounded inside the cockpit as pilots tried to control a UPS cargo plane during takeoff before it crashed Tuesday.

National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said Friday that a repeating bell on the cockpit voice recorder began about 37 seconds after the crew called for takeoff thrust.

The bell continued for 25 seconds until the recording ended, which investigators believe marks the moment of final impact.

Jeff Guzzetti, a former federal crash investigator, told the Associated Press that the bell likely was signaling the engine fire.

“It occurred at a point in the takeoff where they were likely past their decision speed to abort the takeoff,” Guzzetti said. “They were likely past their critical decision speed to remain

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