A passenger jet with 21 passengers on board plummeted Tuesday from a Houston airport, but just one person was reported hurt.A twin-engine MD-87 aircraft exploded into flames in a field at Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire, about 28 miles from the city, about 10 a.m., according to an FAA spokesperson.“Preliminary information indicates that 21 people were aboard and that all of them evacuated safely,” the email stated.
The charred remains of the jet were seen on camera by KPRC-TV from a helicopter, with just the tail section and two engines remaining intact after the accident.
One passenger was allegedly injured while aboard a flight.
The Cessna Citation 550XL aircraft was discovered on March 12, 2018, by a local resident. The search for the missing airplane was led by Texas State Trooper Pilot Brian Coleman and Waller County Deputy Sheriff George Halas. According to witness accounts, part of the wreckage ended up at Spindletop Bend in DeKalb County
According to DuHon, all 18 passengers and three crew members escaped the burning McDonnell Douglas aircraft before it crashed.
The MD-900 holds a lot of cargo. It was produced beginning in 1997. The MD-900 has a capacity of 272 passengers, which is slightly fewer than the MD-88’s capacity of 287 seats.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation with assistance from the FAA.
In the past decade, there have been a few major plane crashes that have been reported. One of those incidents happened in 2006 when a Cessna Citation 550XL aircraft was discovered near a ranch in Caldwell County, Texas. The search for this missing airplane began on March 12, 2018 and was led by Texas State Trooper Pilot Brian Coleman and Waller County Deputy Sheriff George Halas. According to witness accounts, part of the wreckage ended up at Spindletop Bend in DeKalb County.
There were 18 passengers and three crew members on board the MD-900 that crashed into a field at Houston Executive Airport on Tuesday after takeoff from Bush Intercontinental Airport. There were no fatalities as all occupants survived; however, one passenger was injured when the aircraft exploded into flames before crashing. According to DuHon, all 18 passengers and three crew members escaped the burning McDonnell Douglas aircraft before it crashed.
According to an FAA spokesperson, a twin-engine MD-87 aircraft exploded into flames in a field at Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire, about 28 miles from the city. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
The Cessna Citation 550XL aircraft was discovered on March 12, 2018, by a local resident. The search for the missing airplane was led by Texas State Trooper Pilot Brian Coleman and Waller County Deputy Sheriff George Halas. According to witness accounts, part of the wreckage ended up at Spindletop Bend in DeKalb County.
The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation with assistance from the FAA.
A Texas man whose business is located near where a multi-million dollar private jet crashed Tuesday says he remembers seeing something strange just before hearing an explosion, which turned out to be the plane going down.
According to an FAA spokesperson, a twin-engine MD-87 aircraft exploded into flames in a field at Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire, about 28 miles from the city. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
