WORK. FIRST, TONIGHT WE START WITH LATE BREAKING NEWS IN THAT PLANE CRASH. UPS JUST IDENTIFIED THE PILOTS WHO WERE KILLED. THEY ARE CAPTAIN RICHARD WARTENBERG FROM INDEPENDENCE, KENTUCKY. THAT’S IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. FIRST OFFICER LEE TRUITT FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, AND INTERNATIONAL RELIEF OFFICER CAPTAIN DANA DIAMOND. HE’S FROM TEXAS. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU AGAIN TONIGHT. LET’S START, THOUGH, WITH JENNIFER BAILEYS, WHO IS HAS THE LATEST FROM INVESTIGATORS. WELL, RICK, WE JUST GOT UPDATES FROM THE NTSB, THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHER LOCAL OFFICIALS. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. THE CONFIRMED VICTIMS REMAIN AT 12, WITH NINE STILL MISSING TONIGHT. LANE PARTIALLY REOPENED. THE BARRIER, THOUGH, HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK ABOUT A QUARTER MILE. THE SHELTER IN PLACE AROUND THE CRASH SITE IS STILL IN PLACE AT THIS HOUR AND LATE THIS AFTERNOON WE LEARNED FROM THE NTSB. HOUR
UPS identifies 3 pilots on board plane that crashed in Louisville
Updated: 5:33 PM EST Nov 6, 2025
UPS has identified the pilots who were on board a cargo plane that caught fire and crashed in Louisville.It happened Tuesday at Louisville’s international airport. The plane crashed during takeoff around 5:15 p.m.According to UPS, there were three people on board at the time.They have been identified as: Captain Richard Wartenberg, of Independence, KY; First Officer Lee Truitt, of Albuquerque, NM;International Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond, of Caldwell, TX. 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.This continues to be an incredibly sad time for our entire UPS family, and as our CEO, Carol Tomé reminded us: “United, we are strong.”We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our colleagues, and to the loved ones of those in the Louisville community.”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,” Nando Cesarone, UPS executive vice president, said in a statement. All three died. The crash killed at least nine other people and the search continues for those still unaccounted for.This story will be updated soon.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
UPS has identified the pilots who were on board a cargo plane that caught fire and crashed in Louisville.
It happened Tuesday at Louisville’s international airport. The plane crashed during takeoff around 5:15 p.m.
According to UPS, there were three people on board at the time.
They have been identified as:
Captain Richard Wartenberg, of Independence, KY; First Officer Lee Truitt, of Albuquerque, NM;International Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond, of Caldwell, TX.
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.
This continues to be an incredibly sad time for our entire UPS family, and as our CEO, Carol Tomé reminded us: “United, we are strong.”
We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of our colleagues, and to the loved ones of those in the Louisville community.
“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,” Nando Cesarone, UPS executive vice president, said in a statement.
All three died. The crash killed at least nine other people and the search continues for those still unaccounted for.
This story will be updated soon.