The Federal Aviation Administration on Nov. 8 prohibited flights of MD-11 planes, less than a week after a Honolulu-bound UPS aircraft crashed moments after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, killing the three crew members and 11 people on the ground.

The fiery crash of a UPS plane shortly after its left engine flew off its wing and sparked a massive fire during takeoff could spell the end of the 109 remaining MD-11 airliners that have been exclusively hauling cargo for more than a decade.

UPS and FedEx said on Friday they have grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following a crash in Louisville, Kentucky this week that killed at least 14 people.

At least 14 people have died following the plane crash in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, Nov. 4 Michael Swensen/Getty On Friday, Nov. 7, UPS and FedEx announced the decision to ground over 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes The announcement came as ...

UPS said in a Nov. 7 statement it would temporarily ground the MD-11 fleet effective immediately. The decision comes after the Nov. 4 crash of a UPS cargo flight in Louisville, where at least 14 people died, including three crew members. It’s the deadliest crash in UPS Airlines history.

The FAA determined that the issue that led to the detached engine is likely to exist or develop in other products of the same type design.

UPS and FedEx announced that they temporarily grounded their fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes after a crash in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday at the city's international airport involving the aircraft.