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UPS shared the names of the three crew members on Thursday night aboard Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo jet bound for Hawaii. It crashed Tuesday night into an industrial area immediately south of UPS Worldport at Louisville International Muhammad Ali Airport (SDF).
Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond were operating the flight.
The plane's left wing caught fire during the flight's take-off roll, and engine No. 1, from the affected wing, was found near the end of the runway.The NTSB on Friday morning released drone video of the crash site that clearly showed the short but tragic flight path of the aircraft. As of early Friday afternoon, the number of people confirmed dead was 13, with as many as nine others still missing.RELATED STORY: NTSB shares early finds from the field, ADS-B andamp; data recorders in deadly UPS cargo plane crash
Federal records show Wartenberg held certificates for airline transport pilot and flight engineer. He held type ratings to fly the Airbus A300, Airbus A310 and the MD-11.Truitt also held an ATP certificate along with a flight instructor certificate. In addition to the MD-11, he held type certificates to fly the Boeing 757 and 767, Bombardier CRJ-200, and the Embraer EMB-120, 170 and 190.
Diamond was also certified as a flight engineer and ATP with ratings for the MD-11 and Boeing 727.
Central Texas media outlet KBTX-TV reported he held certificates for single and multi-engine aircraft obtained in 1985 and that the resident of Caldwell, Texas previously served as a chief on a volunteer fire department in Bastrop County.
Truitt was from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where earlier in his career he as a flight instructor for Bode Aviation and as a line service technician at Cutter Aviation.
Sharing the names of the crew members on the company's website, Nando Cesarone, UPS Executive Vice President, U.S. andamp; UPS Airlines, called this "an incredibly sad time for our entire UPS family" and echoed the phrase used earlier by UPS CEO Carol Tome, "'United, we are strong.'"
"Words can't express the sorrow we feel over the heartbreaking Flight 2976 accident," Cesarone said. "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."