VLADIMIR DUTHIERS:
00:00:00
We're learning new details about the victim of Tuesday's deadly UPS plane crash. Investigators say nine people are still missing. A vigil was held on Thursday to honor all of the victims, and we're now learning the plane had shown signs of damage at a recent repair stop. Tom Hanson has more.
TOM HANSON:
00:00:18
New details are being released surrounding the deadly cargo-plane crash Tuesday. Among those killed, three UPS pilots who were operating the flight, Richard Wartenberg, Lee Truitt, and Dana Diamond. Records show the aircraft was grounded for more than six weeks in San Antonio, as service reports noted corrosion and at least one crack in a fuel tank that needed repair. We will look at every piece of maintenance that was done. Our belief is today that there was not a maintenance issue regarding that aircraft prior to the flight.
TOM HANSON:
00:00:48
The NTSB will also examine 63 hours' worth of information recovered from the plane's flight data recorders.
SABIT ALIYEV:
00:00:54
That's where our business. So when we come closer to here, it was so hot. Like I said, I'm not going in there.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:00
People here are trying to process what they experienced. I see pictures of hell, but it was a reality in my front of my face.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:08
Sabit Aliyev was knocked off his feet when the explosions rocked the truck repair shop he manages. We've been trapped behind our business. We cannot run to the street because the fire was all over. An hour and a half to two hours, but how long did that feel to you in that moment? It was like maybe 10 hours. It felt like 10 hours? Yes, yes.
TOM HANSON:
00:01:28
Aliyev says he feels lucky to be alive. It's like so much you cannot even process. It's people died. Airplane crashed. Pilots died. Businesses messed up. Yeah, a process, but it does not change anything. And we attended a vigil last night, where the community is just now coming together to grieve. Meanwhile, investigators are still working to identify more victims.
TONY DOKOUPIL:
00:01:55
All right, Tom, thank you very much.
