N259UP (Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F) — accident record & aircraft history

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US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)

Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2007 to 2024, most recently reported as owned.

Carrier	First filed	Last filed
5X 5X	2007	2024

Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).

Safety history

November 4, 2025AccidentHull loss
The airplane departed Louisville-Muhammad Ali Intl Airport on a cargo service to Honolulu-Daniel K. Inouye Intl Airport with a crew of three on board. During the takeoff roll on runway 17R, the pilot-in-command started the rotation while the left engine was on fire.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · 14 fatalities
NTSB reported that after initial cleaning of the fracture surfaces, examination of the left pylon aft mount lug fractures found evidence of fatigue cracks in addition to areas of overstress failure. On the aft lug, on both the inboard and outboard fracture surfaces, a fatigue crack was observed where the aft lug bore met the aft lug forward face. Full accident record