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The FAA is reporting that an Amazon Prime Air 767 operated by Atlas Air (N1217A) has gone down in Anahuac, Texas, in the Trinity Bay. The plane was operating from Miami (MIA) to Houston (IAH) under Atlas Air Flight 3591.
The FAA has issued the following statement
#FAA statement regarding a twin-engine Boeing 767 cargo jetliner crash near Anahuac, TX today around 12:45 p.m. CT. pic.twitter.com/7x2f0wYwcG
— The FAA (@FAANews) February 23, 2019
Search and rescue efforts are underway, as the plane did appear to go down in the bay. There were a reported 3 people on board the aircraft at the time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. @AirlineFlyer Jason Rabinowitz took a photograph of the plane just this morning at Miami International Airport as seen below.
I’m at @iflymia and I believe I happened to see this aircraft shortly before departure. This is likely the last photo of this aircraft. pic.twitter.com/ApHUljVJhy
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) February 23, 2019
The plane was said to have gone down around 12:45 PM central time. Data from FlightRadar24 did not seem too out of the ordinary as the plane was in decent 30 miles southeast of the airport. The plane was 26 years old having flown for LAN, China Southern, and Canadian Airlines in its lifetime before being converted for cargo use.
Boeing has issued the following statement
Boeing is aware of media reports of a 767 freighter accident in Texas and is gathering more information.
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) February 23, 2019
It is being reported that no distress call was made
Preliminary indication according to a person familiar with the Atlas Air crash was there was no distress call from the 767 prior to the accident. #5Y3591
— Jon Ostrower (@jonostrower) February 23, 2019
Initial visuals from local news outlets did not look promising as it looks like the plane scattered into small pieces of debris over a very large field. Local emergency service representatives are saying that the plane entered in a noise dive position and that survival was unlikely, whether that is true is yet to be confirmed. The NTSB has dispatched a team to the area to conduct a full investigation
Image of the 767 plane crash in Chambers County, east of Houston. https://t.co/dQIO0yoHsj pic.twitter.com/16afzHBcrT
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) February 23, 2019
UPDATE: Three people confirmed dead, security footage obtained outlining the aircraft in a steep nose-down attitude. FAA Go Teams and Boeing representatives on the scene with police.
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Feature image via twitter @AirlineFlyer
I don’t know why these such media folks and the press always put pilots in the front as an issue to keep an airline safely operating how about the many mechanics they have to make all this successful they are the ones who are less paid and over worked with no fatigue time or rest cycle it’s hard physical work to keep these machines flying and airlines don’t care it’s like this your ass must work until the plane is fixed.. what kind of safety for all are we talking about here. Believe me I know that’s the way it is for these mechanics that work for these type non scheduled airlines it would be much better for prime air to take full control the airline and pay pilots and mechanics what they really deserve.. they can very much afford these cost or there cargo would not be on Fed ex or UPS aircraft..ask those pilots and mechanics if they feel neglected or underpaid…thanks for reading my comments sincerely hope it would help in the common goal of prime air.
The b767 involved in the recent Houston crash never flew with Canadian airlines. It was ordered by Canadian but it and one other 767 were never delivered to Canadian