Dubai cargo plane crash.

It seems that the DFDR has been found in a reasonable condition.

Second black box of crashed UPS cargo plane found
WAM

The second black box of the UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai on Friday has been found by the search teams from the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE.

The Boeing 747-400’s other black box was found earlier amidst the wreckage of the plane, which crashed on September 3 in Dubai.

It is reported that the CVR has been recovered but not the FDR.:(

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1719-full.html#203235

Indeed a tragedy – relatively new aircraft too

Indeed a tragedy, being a relatively new aircraft too.

Condolences to the N.O.K. of the two crew members who R.I.P.

No reports of casualties on the ground is indeed the only consolation in the circumstances.

Weather :

Weather about the time of the accident (15:40 UTC) was
OMDB 031500Z 32006KT 290V030 8000 NSC 35/28 Q0999 NOSIG= [Wind 320 degrees at 6 knots, and variable from 290 to 030 degrees; Visibility 8000m; Ceiling unlimited; Temperature 35°C, Dew Point 28°C; 999 hPa]
OMDB 031600Z 24004KT 8000 NSC 36/27 Q1000 NOSIG=

The pilot radioed air traffic control after departing from Dubai International Airport, reporting smoke and fire in the cockpit, according to Saif al Suwaidi, director general of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

“He was asked to return but he missed the approach and then he disappeared from the radar and then we found that he had crashed between Al Ain Road and the Emirates Road,” he said. “So far there’s no casualties on the ground that we know of.”

Dam!! RIP 🙁

Looks like a pretty new plane, too:

Status: Preliminary
Date: 03 SEP 2010
Time: 17:45
Type: Boeing 747-44AF (SCD)
Operator: UPS
Registration: N571UP
C/n / msn: 35668/1393
First flight: 2007-09-21 (2 years 12 months)
Engines: 4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F
Crew: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Passengers: Fatalities: / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: near Dubai Airport (DXB) (United Arab Emirates)
Phase: (FR)
Nature: Test
Departure airport: Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates
Destination airport: Köln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK), Germany
Narrative:
Crashed on take-off into an unpopulated area

Footage Here

Damn It is always terrible and tragic when guys go down whilst doing their job whatever the reason. 🙁 RIP and condolences to all.

CNN reporting that the bodies of two crew men have been recovered. 🙁

Updated newspaper article:

The US company also has confirmed the crash on its website, saying that the plane is a 747-400F model with two crew members aboard, headed from Dubai to Cologne, Germany. It crashed on takeoff; the company did not confirm any casualties.

UPS confirmed 2 crew on board, no casualties confirmed as yet.

Praying that everyone is ok….

Some extra info (may not be concrete), crash happened after take-off. The fight was headed for Cologne.

yea saw this news breaking on Twitter. Does not look good for the pilots till now.

I just wrote it up in ASN. Thanks for the link GA.

Information from a more local source: http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100903/NATIONAL/100909897/1133/SPORT

Not good news! UPS?

Also on the BBC News website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11183476