That’s a big FN plane. Hopefully, it was a relatively unpopulated area.
I think in the US they fly cargo mainly these days but not commercially with any carrier. Someone can correct me on that.
It was. AL.com has a live feed. It is out in a large field/pasture area. I can see one farm silo off to the right, lots of trees.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/08/plane_crashes_near_birmingham-.html#incart_big-photo
Mostly businesses in the area. Reports said it crashed in a field...no reports of casualties on the ground. Even though I was asleep and 12 or so miles from the crash I don't think we were having any bad weather at the time. Light rain and clouds, no thunderstorms.
It is heavily populated, but not in that specific area.
Those things take off out of Mather airport and make a slow, steep climb right over my house a couple days a week. It's quite a sight.