Lucky escape in Texas plane crash as all 21 on board survive
- Passengers and crew members managed to scramble to safety before the aircraft burst into flames
- The fuselage was reduced to ashes, with only the tail section surviving as black smoke poured from the wreckage
A plane crashed at take-off on Tuesday in Texas, with all 21 passengers and crew on board scrambling to safety before the aircraft burst into flames.
Television images showed firefighters spraying water onto the burning remains of the plane, which came to a halt across a track in a field, surrounded by trees and bushes.
The fuselage was reduced to ashes, with only the tail section surviving as black smoke poured from the wreckage.
“Fortunately all 21 passengers including three crew members were reported as safely evacuated from this twin-engine jet before it was fully engulfed in flames,” the Katy Fire Department said in a statement.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-87 plane was taking off from Houston Executive Airport, Brookshire, bound for Boston when it crashed, officials said.