Courier-Journal Interviews Ladd Sanger on San Antonio Maintenance Questions in UPS Cargo Plane Crash

The Louisville Courier-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, interviewed Ladd Sanger, our Dallas managing partner and licensed pilot, in its continuing coverage of the UPS MD-11 cargo plane crash near Muhammad Ali International Airport.

The article examined new information showing the aircraft had been grounded in San Antonio for six weeks prior to the accident. That duration is consistent with a period of major maintenance, and investigators are expected to focus closely on the aircraft’s inspection records and recent repair history.

Ladd provided a technical analysis of why the maintenance background will play a significant role in the investigation. He told the Courier-Journal, “There needs to be an investigation into that and the subsequent maintenance that was done.”

The Courier-Journal has been one of the primary local outlets reporting on the developing details of the crash and the review of the aircraft’s structural and mechanical condition before returning to service.

Read the full Courier-Journal report here:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/11/07/ups-plane-crash-san-antonio-maintenance-records/87126217007/