LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals new details about the UPS cargo plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in Louisville earlier this month, killing 14 people and injuring more than 20 others on the ground.

According to the NTSB, UPS Flight 2976 took off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport around 5:14 p.m. on November 4, headed for Honolulu. Moments after liftoff, investigators say the plane’s left engine and the structure holding it to the wing — known as the pylon — separated from the aircraft.

Surveillance video cited in the report showed the engine breaking away just after the plane lifted off the runway. As the engine came off, a fire ignited near the wing. The plane climbed only about

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