A 34 years old McDonnell Douglas MD-87 did a runway excursion and burst into flames in a field near Houston Executive Airport (KTME) , TX while making an attempt to take off on 19th October.
All 21 occupants were safely evacuated with two passengers receiving non fatal injuiry.
A 34 years old McDonnell Douglas MD-87 did a runway excursion and burst into flames in a field near Houston Executive Airport (KTME) , TX while making an attempt to take off on 19th October.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) October 19, 2021
All 21 occupants were safely evacuated with two passengers receiving non fatal injuiry. pic.twitter.com/B1cLZa6m1n
The aircraft (N987AK) ,that took off from runway 36 at Houston Executive Airport (KTME) was destined to Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS).
The aircraft owned by '987 Investments' crossed through a fence and hit the powerlines before it came to a rest about 500 m past the end of the runway.
Sources say , the aircraft could not rotate and tried to stop but with out deploying (could not deploy) the thrust reversers.
Immediately after the Imapct to the powerlines , Thick smoke and fire was visble , before the fire engines could intervene !
Info : Runway 36/18 of Houston Executive Airport (KTME) is 6,610 ft (2,015 m) in length .
NTSB released a statement saying , " The NTSB is launching a go-team to investigate Tuesday’s crash of a MD-87 airplane near Brookshire, Texas."
The NTSB is launching a go-team to investigate Tuesday’s crash of a MD-87 airplane near Brookshire, Texas. Check Twitter @ntsb_newsrooom for updates.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) October 19, 2021
