Fifth Fatal Crash in 10 Years Revives Concern About Cargo Planes

Three die when Amazon contract plane plunges into Texas bay
FAA says it had been looking at air cargo safety before crash

Workers at the site of a crashed UPS plane near Dubai International Airport on Sept. 3, 2010.Photographer: Haider Yousuf/Getty Images

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By Alan Levin

February 26, 2019 at 9:00 AM UTC

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Passenger airlines in the U.S. have recorded a remarkable period of safety over the past 10 years.

Not so the nation’s cargo planes. Five domestically registered aircraft have crashed since 2009 -- killing 16 people -- including Saturday’s violent plunge into a bay near Houston of a plane carrying Amazon.com Inc. packages.