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Heard a cargo bird just went down in Dubai...anyone have any info?

Crash
 

One of my fellow DXB pilots called me within minutes of it happening. He said a plane had come low over his house shaking the place and then he heard an explosion/impact and then saw a big smoke plume.

Something bad has happened.

YF

DUBAI | Fri Sep 3, 2010 12:17pm EDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - A cargo plane crashed on a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, setting some cars on fire, Al Arabiya television reported.

Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. Officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

All I could find.
Dubai Plane Crash: Plane Down on Emirates Highway | NowPublic News Coverage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American cargo plane attempting to land at Dubai's airport instead crashed on a busy highway Friday, setting some cars on fire and killing several people, Al Arabiya television reported.

Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the station added. It did not report the model of aircraft or its size. The dead were thought to be the cargo plane's crew.

A large section of the plane was visibly on fire before it crashed.

This report will be updated as information becomes available.

BBC News - Plane 'crashes on Dubai highway'

It came down on the highway.

Thoughts and prayers to all those involved....Hate this feeling...

It's a UPS 747-400 N571UP per PPRUNE. My hope is that they guys are ok

I can't pull up the local TV from my location ...

https://video.alarabiya.net/eaatv.html

Al Arabiya reported that the plane belonged to an unidentified U.S. company.

I heard it was a ups 747, saw it on the internet: Aircraft Crash In Dubai? — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

News reports that all on board were killed. I hope not but we are praying for them and their families either way....

Apparently a UPS 747 from initial reports?

BREAKING: Cargo plane crashes in Dubai - Culture & Society - ArabianBusiness.com

Statement on Aircraft Incident - UPS Pressroom

UPS is confirming that it is their aircraft

Gulf news is publishing unconfirmed reports here:


gulfnews : Cargo plane crashes in Dubai


Thoughts and prayers for all involved.

Post from PPrune

UPS 747 Down - Dubai
 

A UPS cargo plane has been involved in an accident in Dubai.

At approximately 12 p.m. EST, UPS Flight 6 from Dubai, UAE, to Cologne, DE, a 747-400 with two crewmembers on board crashed on takeoff. At this time, we have not confirmed any casualties.

"Safety is a key priority for UPS," said Airline & International Operations Manager Bob Lekites. "This incident is very unfortunate and we will do everything we can to find the cause," said Lekites. "Our thoughts go out to the crewmembers involved in the incident and their families."

"We will also release more information as it becomes available, in cooperation with government authorities. We will not speculate about the cause. Until then, we ask for your patience in this difficult time."

A media information hotline has also been established. The hotline number is (502) 329-0110. A recorded message will provide any updates; the system will also allow reporters to leave messages if they would like a return call. Regular updates will be provided throughout the day.

Everyone continue to pray for the crewmembers, their family and friends.

for real time info now use this: cargo plane crash in dubai - Google Search

my thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the crew members involved at UPS

Praying for the crew! Praying hard!

Prayers to crew families.

We are bud...trust me, we all are.

From UPS Pressroom Webpage:

Statement on Aircraft Incident
Atlanta, September 03, 2010

A UPS cargo plane has been involved in an accident in Dubai.

At approximately 12 p.m. EST, UPS Flight 6 from Dubai, UAE, to Cologne, DE, a 747-400 with two crewmembers on board crashed on takeoff. At this time, we have not confirmed any casualties.

"Safety is a key priority for UPS," said Airline & International Operations Manager Bob Lekites. "This incident is very unfortunate and we will do everything we can to find the cause," said Lekites. "Our thoughts go out to the crewmembers involved in the incident and their families."

"We will also release more information as it becomes available, in cooperation with government authorities. We will not speculate about the cause. Until then, we ask for your patience in this difficult time."

A media information hotline has also been established. The hotline number is (502) 329-0110. A recorded message will provide any updates; the system will also allow reporters to leave messages if they would like a return call. Regular updates will be provided throughout the day.

Just missed a large pilot compound for EK. I can see the fire still burning from outside the perimeter of the compound. From what I recall, that side of Al Ain road is an old army facility, and new construction of villas. They didn't make Emirates road, if that was what their plan was. From here it doesn't look good.

SAD SAD DAY!

* Boeing 747 cargo jet crashes into Dubai military compound

* Two crew from UPS plane were killed - authorities

* Plane reported trouble after takeoff, was diverted

(Adds details, witness statement)

By Firouz Sedarat and Erika Solomon

DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A 747-400 Boeing cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near Dubai's airport on Friday, killing two crew members, authorities said.

U.S. parcel delivery company UPS confirmed the crash of the plane, which was en route to Cologne, Germany.

"I saw the plane suddenly dive down into the base and heard a huge explosion," said a nearby resident.

A government source familiar with the initial crash report said the plane had taken off from Dubai International Airport at 18:40 p.m. (1440 GMT) and was diverted to a military compound after reporting trouble.

The aircraft caught fire, hit a covered parking lot, then bounced and crashed, the source said, adding that there were no injuries on the ground.

The United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority said the bodies of the two crew members were recovered.

Saif al-Suwaidi, general manager of civil aviation, told Dubai TV that flights had not been affected at Dubai's airport, the busiest in the Middle East.

"The pilot reported fire and smoke in the cockpit and was instructed to return to Dubai. After failing to land at the airport, the plane disappeared from radar screens and was found later (at the crash site)," Suwaidi said.

Smoke was billowing from the base, a Reuters witness reported. Initially, Al Arabiya television had reported the plane had hit a busy highway, but later reports indicated it did not hit the road. (Additional reporting by Tamara Walid, James Kelleher in Chicago and Helen Chernikoff in New York; Writing by Reed Stevenson; Editing by Diana Abdallah)

according to CNN (USA), they'll show video in a couple of minutes

I just feel sick and heartbroken...

I am terribly sorry for all involved. What a tragedy.

My heart-felt condolences to the crew's family, friends and coworkers.

Prayers to all my brothers and sisters over at Brown. :(

I feel the same...

From the BBC website.

3 September 2010 Last updated at 14:46 ET
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Cargo plane crashes near Dubai motorway killing two
UPS tail-liveries (file picture) The plane was operated by the delivery service UPS

A cargo plane has crashed after take-off near a motorway in Dubai, killing two crew members aboard, officials say.

The plane, operated by the delivery company United Parcel Service (UPS), crashed near the Emirates Road.

Some reports said a fire had broken out in the plane just after it took off from Dubai airport.

The official news agency WAM said the plane had come down in an unpopulated area on Friday evening.

The Boeing 747-400 crashed into the ground inside the fence of a military air base, reports say.
Fireball

The plane flew near a residential area popular with expats where residents saw its last desperate moments.

"I saw the explosion from my balcony and felt the blast," said Tony Meechan, a British expat living in Silicon Oasis, a technology park on the Emirates Road.

"There was a big fireball that lit up the full sky in orange. After that there was smoke and the smell of burning plastic.

"I'm still feeling a bit shaken up."

The plane was on its way to the company's European hub in Cologne, a spokeswoman for UPS said.

In 2009 a Sudanese cargo plane crashed in the Dubai desert, killing six crew.

The company was subsequently barred from operating in the Emirates.
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I'm so sorry for all my brothers at UPS right now. The two pilots are home now...but it's miserable for the rest of us left behind. My prayers to their families and to all the great folks at brown.

Carl

Reading the PPrune thread just makes the realism of it hit even harder :(

I'm sorry for the loss at UPS. Condolences for the friends and families of the crew.

USMCFLYR

All prayers to the families and all the Brown crewmembers ... God Bless

God Bless the families and crews at UPS. You are in my prayers.

God have mercy on anyone involved... I hate news like this...

Tailwinds......... :( :(

Thoughts and prayers to the UPS family. May they rest in peace.

Best wishes to all, this is really sad news.

When this life I'm in is done,
And at the gates I stand,
My hope is that I answer all
His questions on command.

I doubt He'll ask me of my fame,
Or all the things I knew, Instead,
He'll ask of rainbows sent
On rainy days I flew.

The hours logged, the status reached,
The ratings will not matter.
He'll ask me if I saw the rays
And how He made them scatter.

Remember how the runway lights
Looked one night long ago
When you were lost and found your way,
And how-you still dont know?

How fast, how far, how much, how high?
He'll ask me not these things
But did I take the time to watch
The Moonbeams wash my wings?

The wind he flung along my wings,
On final almost stalled.
And did I know I it was His name,
That I so fearfully called?

And when the goals are reached at last,
When all the flyings done,
I'll answer Him with no regret-
Indeed, I had some fun.

So when these things are asked of me,
And I can reach no higher,
My prayer this day - His hand extends
To welcome home a Flyer.

RIP