Staff report
Richard Wartenberg of Erlanger has been identified as one of the victims of the UPS plane crash Tuesday at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Wartenberg, 58, was the captain of Flight 2976 and previously lived in Independence for a time. He was a retired pilot in the Air Force Reserve assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Two other crewmembers — First Officer Lee Truitt of Albuquerque, N.M. and international relief officer Captain Dana Diamond of Caldwell, Tx. — were also killed in the crash…