LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary findings on the Louisville UPS plane crash that resulted in the death of 14 people when the aircraft's left engine reportedly separated from the wing during rotation.

The report detailed that United Parcel Service flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F bound for Honolulu, was destroyed after the left engine and pylon detached from the wing moments after the plane began its takeoff roll from runway 17R at around 5:15 p.m.

Airport surveillance video captured the dramatic sequence showing the left engine separating from the wing, igniting a fire that continued as the aircraft briefly climbed to about 30 feet above ground level before crashing into multiple buildings south of the airport.

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