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All Survive MD-87 Crash, Fire

Kate O'Connor

October 19, 2021

Image: WISN

A McDonnell Douglas MD-87 carrying 18 passengers and three crew members crashed during takeoff from Texas’ Houston Executive Airport (TME) at approximately 10:08 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Everyone onboard was safely evacuated from the aircraft, which was subsequently destroyed by a post-crash fire. Two individuals were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Both have since been released.

According to officials, the fire has been extinguished. The aircraft, which is owned by 987 Investments, was reportedly traveling to Boston, Massachusetts. It is believed the plane overran the runway after attempting to abort takeoff. The NTSB has launched a go-team to investigate.“The information we have at this time indicates that the plane did not attain altitude at the end of the runway and went across Morton Road, coming to a rest in the field just north of the airport, where it caught on fire,” Waller County Judge Trey Duhon said via Facebook.

This article will be updated as more information becomes available.

Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Tuesday 19 October 2021
Time:	10:00
Type:	McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Operator:	987 Investments LLC
Registration:	N987AK
MSN:	49404/1430
First flight:	1987
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-219
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Houston Executive Airport, TX (   United States of America)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Houston Executive Airport, TX (KTME), United States of America
Destination airport:	Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), United States of America

Narrative:
A McDonnell Douglas MD-87 burst into flames after coming to rest in a field near Houston Executive Airport, TX. All 21 are said to have evacuated safely with two people being injured.
The aircraft was attempting to take off from runway 36 at Houston Executive Airport at the time of the accident. The aircraft went through a fence and took down powerlines before it came to a stop about 500 m past the end of the runway.

FRA CURT LEWIS

'Get out, get out, get out': Everyone survives after plane's 'horrific' failed takeoff in Texas When rescuers arrived to the scene of a plane that had rolled off a Texas runway and caught on fire Tuesday morning, nearly two dozen people had already exited the burning aircraft, authorities said. There were no deaths or major injuries in the incident, but crews had to rush to extinguish the fire, which had engulfed the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-87. Dramatic footage of the fire showed black smoke billowing from the charred remains of the aircraft as crews attempted to extinguish the fire. "I think we can all agree we can celebrate on today that no one was killed in this horrific incident," said Sgt. Stephen Woodard, spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. The plane, carrying 21 people and traveling from Texas to the AL Championship Series game in Boston, was attempting to take off from Houston Executive Airport and traveled about 500 feet on the runway before it rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field, officials said. "We did find that all the passengers had self-extricated," said Tim Gibson, director of Waller-Harris Emergency Services District 20. "We absolutely, positively got the best outcome we could have hoped for." One passenger reported back pain, Waller County Judge Trey Duhon said on Facebook. Duhon is the highest elected official in the county. Two people with minor injuries were taken to a hospital and returned to the airport, CNN reported. Cheryl McCaskill, who lives in the Houston suburb of Cypress, was aboard the plane. She told the Houston Chronicle that she felt “shaky and shocked” after running from the burning jet in her Astros jersey. “When it finally stopped, everyone went ‘get out, get out, get out.’ We jumped out on that inflatable thing and then everyone went ‘get away,’” McCaskill said. Gibson said crews assisted the passengers from the field after they got themselves out of the plane. "They were very, very stunned," he said. Emergency crews extinguished the blaze after employing "a lot of foam," Gibson said. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. Utility company CenterPoint Energy told ABC13 that the plane took out an overhead power line, temporarily disrupting service to about 1,800 customers.