The UPS cargo plane crew tried to control the aircraft for about 25 seconds before it crashed into a ball of flames shortly after taking off on Tuesday.

The cockpit voice recorder captured a persistent bell that began about 37 seconds after the crew called for takeoff thrust, and the bell continued until the recording ended, an NTSB official said.

UPS has been hit with its first lawsuit in the wake of the deadly UPS plane crash that left 13 dead and others injured.The class action lawsuit was filed by Morgan & Morgan on behalf of individuals and businesses affected by the crash and subsequent explosion.

Dozens of federal aviation investigators are on the ground in Louisville searching the crash site's debris field, which covers nearly a half-mile area.

The first civilian victims of the UPS plane crash in Kentucky have been named as a grandfather and his three-year-old granddaughter. The jet was departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport before one of its wings burst into flames shortly after taking off.

The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the Louisville,