First feared victim of UPS plane crash is beloved mom, 45, as hunt for 12 killed by fireball continues

A beloved mother of two is feared dead after she was caught in the area of the fiery blaze brought on after a UPS plane crashed in Kentucky.

Angela ‘Angie’ Anderson, 45, of Louisville, is among the nine people still missing after UPS Flight 2976 crashed on Tuesday evening, killing 12, including a child.

She was getting rid of scrap metal at Grade A Auto Parts & Scrap Metal Recycling shortly after 5pm when the plane erupted into a fireball and engulfed the area in large flames.

She has yet to be seen or heard from since, leaving her family and friends desperately trying to reach her.

Anderson’s boyfriend, Donald Henderson, 55, had meant to go with her to the shop, but was too tired after a long day of work, he told WDRB.

‘We’ve been meaning to do it, but [I’ve] been working every day,’ Henderson said. ‘I told her I’d take her and it was 4:30[pm]. I was like: “It’s too late by the time we get over there.”‘

Despite her boyfriend’s protests, the mother-of-two said she’d ‘take care of it’ and off she went.

Days later, Henderson and 64-year-old William Moreland, the father of her two children, are desperately waiting for answers.

Angela ‘Angie’ Anderson, 46, of Louisville, is among the nine people still missing after UPS Flight 2976 crashed on Tuesday evening , killing 12, including a child

Anderson (left) was getting rid of scrap metal at Grade A Auto Parts & Scrap Metal Recycling shortly after 5pm when the plane erupted into a fireball and engulfed the area in large flames

The pair raced down on their bikes to the victims’ reunification center, hoping to find her.

‘As soon as I heard,’ Moreland told the outlet.

‘[We] come [sic] over here and see what’s going on,’ Henderson said. ‘I know we ain’t the only ones.’

Anderson’s friend, Angel O’Rafferty, who sent the Daily Mail a photo of Anderson, said there haven’t been any updates on the mother’s location or status.

‘Angela Anderson!!! I love you with all my heart. PLEASE GOD bring her to safety along with the others that have not been found from The Plane Wreck in Louisville, Kentucky,’ she wrote on Facebook.

‘She arrived at the site where the plane crashed at 5:11 pm the plane hit at 5:12pm and hasn’t been heard from since yesterday… please keep these people in your prayers.’

Grade A is currently missing three employees, including Jonny Louck.

‘John is a very special type of guy, he’d give you his shirt off his back. He’s always there for you when no one else is, unfortunately he is missing after the plane crash,’ Kyler Collins, who works at the shop and was not on shift at the time, told the Lexington Herald Leader.

The plane crashed on Tuesday evening (pictured: debris)

Anderson’s boyfriend, the father of her children, and her friends are still desperately hoping she’ll be found

Matt Sweets had more than 95 percent of his body burned and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He was one of the 15 people injured

The flight, which was destined for Hawaii, had been cleared for takeoff and had cleared the airport’s fence.

‘Shortly after clearing that fence, it made impact with structures and the terrain off of the airport property,’ the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

‘A post-impact fire ensued, which covers approximately almost a half of a mile.’

Authorities have already determined that one of the plane’s three engines detached from its left wing as the wide-body jet was rolling down the runway.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, including looking into all maintenance prior to it arriving and taking off in Louisville.

The plane was in San Antonio, Texas, for six weeks prior to arriving in Kentucky.

UPS told NTSB that ‘no work has been done’ on the aircraft prior to takeoff, the government agency said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said officials believe they have found the bodies of the three UPS workers, but none of the victims’ identities have been released.

Nine people are still missing, including Anderson, after five were been found overnight. Greenberg said officials said they have ‘maybe’ located all of the victims.

‘If there are families still out there still wondering if someone is missing, please call immediately,’ he urged at a press conference on Thursday morning. ‘Our hope is that we have located all the victims at this point, but we don’t know.

‘You think you only see this in the movies, this was worst than the movies,’ Greenberg said of the crash site.

Fifteen people were injured in the devastating crash and were transported to local hospitals to be treated for injuries ranging from minor to severe burns, blast injuries, shrapnel injuries and smoke inhalation, WLWT reports.

Of those, 13 were discharged from the hospital and two others remained in critical condition, according to WLKY.

Matt Sweets had more than 95 percent of his body burned and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, his sister-in-law, Fawn Armstrong, revealed in a GoFundMe, which has raised more than $44,000.

He was ‘he was caught in the fireball aftermath,’ Armstrong said.

‘He is currently in critical condition and faces a long road of recovery and rehabilitation. We are praying hard and holding on to every bit of hope God gives us.

The plane’s black box (pictured) has been recovered by NTSB, and information is expected to be able to be extracted, despite the heat damage

‘Matt is the sole provider for Brooke and their children. With him in the hospital for the foreseeable future, the family’s everyday needs like bills, groceries, and basic living expenses will add up quickly. The last thing they need is to worry about finances while they are fighting for Matt’s life and strength.’

The plane’s black box has been recovered by NTSB, and information is expected to be able to be extracted, despite the heat damage.

It remains unclear what may have caused the engine to fall off the 34-year-old aircraft.

The NTSB is still doing a ‘delayering search’ near the crash site and collecting debris from local business, Greenberg said.