Widow of Pilot Killed in UPS Crash Sues Boeing, GE

Complaint is the first filed by surviving family members of the flight’s crew.

Zach Vasile

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 04:30 PM ET

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UPS MD-11 [Credit: Shutterstock/Austin Deppe]

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The widow of pilot Dana Justin Diamond, who died in a UPS MD-11 crash, is suing Boeing, General Electric, and maintenance provider VT San Antonio Aerospace for wrongful death and negligence.
The lawsuit alleges that the November 2025 crash of UPS Flight 2976, which killed three crewmembers and 12 people on the ground, was caused by the aircraft's left engine separating shortly after takeoff from Louisville.
Attorneys claim the incident was a failure by the companies responsible for building and maintaining the aircraft, leading the FAA to ban the MD-11 fleet and UPS to retire all its MD-11 planes.

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The widow of a pilot killed in the crash of a UPS MD-11 in Louisville, Kentucky, last year is suing Boeing and General Electric.

Attorneys representing the spouse of Dana Justin Diamond announced the lawsuit Thursday, after it was filed in circuit court in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Diamond, of Caldwell, Texas, was serving as an international relief officer on the accident flight.