Photos: Cargo plane crashes, killing two
A UPS cargo plane crashed in a field near the Birmingham airport Wednesday, killing the two pilots on board, scattering debris over a wide area and startling nearby residents who heard explosions and saw flames.
UPS Plane Crash
Debris lies strewn as a UPS cargo plane rests on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
UPS Plane Crash
Firefighters look at the wreckage of a UPS Airbus A300 cargo plane that crashed on the north side of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. An engine cowling is shown in the foreground. The two pilots aboard the aircraft were killed. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond)
UPS Plane Crash
Investigators look through debris of a UPS A300 cargo plane after it crashed on approach at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. The two pilots aboard the airplane were killed. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)
UPS Plane Crash
Fire crews assess damage on a street where a UPS cargo plane knocked down trees and power lines as it crashed at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
UPS Plane Crash
A UPS cargo plane lies on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach as a jet flies over, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/ AL.com, Mark Almond)
UPS Plane Crash
A business jet taxis as smoke rises from a UPS cargo plane that crashed on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/ AL.com, Mark Almond)
UPS Plane Crash
A UPS cargo plane lies on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)
UPS Plane Crash
A postal inspector officer looks over the debris of an UPS Airbus A300 cargo plane after it crashed on approach at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport this morning Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 in Birmingham, Ala. A UPS cargo plane crashed and burned Wednesday morning on the outskirts of an Alabama airport, killing two crew members and scattering boxes and charred debris across a grassy field, officials said. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)
UPS Plane Crash
A UPS cargo plane lies on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)
UPS Plane Crash
Investigators search through the debris on the scene of a UPS cargo plane crash at the Birmingham International airport in Birmingham, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
UPS Plane Crash
Investigators search through the debris on the scene of a UPS plane crash at the Birmingham International airport in Birmingham, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
UPS Plane Crash
Investigators search through the debris on the scene of a UPS plane crash at the Birmingham International airport in Birmingham, Ala. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
UPS Plane Crash
A National Transportation Safety Board investigator looks over the debris of a UPS A300 cargo plane after it crashed on approach at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Wednesday Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. The two pilots aboard the aircraft were killed. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)