UPS Airlines Flight 6

UPS Airlines Flight 6
N571UP, the Boeing 747 involved, seen in 2008
Accident
DateSeptember 3, 2010 (2010-09-03)
SummaryCrashed following in-flight cargo fire
SiteNad Al Sheba Military camp, near Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
25°05′53″N 55°21′36″E / 25.098°N 55.360°E / 25.098; 55.360
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 747-44AF/SCD
OperatorUPS Airlines
IATA flight No.5X6
ICAO flight No.UPS6
Call signUPS 6
RegistrationN571UP
Flight originDubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DestinationCologne Bonn Airport, Germany
Occupants2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Survivors0

UPS Airlines Flight 6 was a cargo flight operated by UPS Airlines. On September 3, 2010, the Boeing 747-400F flying the route between Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Cologne, Germany, developed an in-flight fire, which caused the aircraft to crash, killing both crew members, the only people on board.[1][2][3] It was the first fatal air crash for UPS Airlines.[4] The crash prompted a re-evaluation of safety procedures protecting airliners from cockpit smoke.

  1. ^ "Cargo plane crashes near Dubai motorway killing two". BBC News. March 12, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ Bonnett, Tom (September 3, 2010). "Two Dead As Cargo Plane Crashes In Dubai". Sky News. Sky News Online. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AvHeraldUPSB744 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cummins, Chip; Pasztor, Andy (September 4, 2010). "UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

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