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LOUISVILLE, Ky. A persistent bell could be heard in the final recording from inside the cockpit of a UPS plane just seconds before it crashed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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In an update Friday afternoon, NTSB member Todd Inman said investigators have a "working theory" as to what the bell could be, however he said it needs to be corroborated against data stored in the plane's flight recorder.
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He said investigators are going to San Antonio to pull those records and CCTV video to learn what was being done to the aircraft around that time. Inman called it a "laborious process," but explained the NTSB would comb through every single record tied to the plane with a fine tooth comb to determine what happened.
"If we find something that is of life safety or that is urgent, of making an urgent recommendation -- to date, we have not found anything that would indicate we need to take that action -- but we have no problem making that recommendation immediately when we find information that could help the travelling public and make them safer," Inman said.
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/national/ups-plane-crash/ntsb-update-ups-plane-crash-investigation/417-abccfdf5-6baf-41ce-a2be-0986a8b8020fQuote:
The left engine caught fire and fell off sometime during takeoff, which can be seen on videos. But investigators said the pylon, which connects the engine to the wing, was still attached.
The confirmed the left engine is a focus area, saying, quote, "there is some form of cause, issue and concern."
https://www.wlky.com/article/cockpit-recordings-persistent-bell-ups-plane-crash-louisville/69290598Quote:
During the press conference, Inman spoke about the recordings from the aircraft prior to and during take off. The cockpit voice recorder had two hours and four minutes of good-quality digitally recorded audio. The crew completed their standard check list and briefings in preparation for the flight and the take off roll was uneventful through the different speed call-outs.
Inman said about 37 seconds after the crew called for take off thrusts, a repeating bell was heard on the CVR, which continued till the end of the recording about 25 seconds later. During the time, the crew tried to control the crash.
NTBS will be reviewing the recording to make a transcript. That transcript will only be released once a majority of the reports about the crash have been released, which is expected to be in several months from now.
Inman also said the preliminary report indicated the altitude of the flight reached 475 feet, but considering how FAA ADS-B altitude is reported, that would equate to the flight only reaching approximately 100 feet above ground level.
NTSB said this would be the final media briefing on site.
https://www.wave3.com/2025/11/07/repeating-bell-sounded-inside-cockpit-seconds-before-deadly-ups-plane-crash-ntsb-says/Sorry for using 3 different websites, but each one had different information that is pertinent to the discussions going on on this thread.
The part about the engine and pylon could be interpreted as either it was still attached to the wing, or still attached to the engine. I'll watch the briefing later, but I take it to mean the pylon was still attached to the wing. If correct, that is a different kind of failure than AA191 was, which took the pylon off with the engine.
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