More fear than harm.
A plane carrying 21 people crashed on take-off near Houston, Texas on Tuesday, with all passengers and crew managing to extricate themselves from the plane before it caught fire, firefighters reported and local authorities.
#BREAKING: A large jet full of passengers crashed and burst into flames while attempting to take off from Houston Executive Airport Tuesday.https: //t.co/GDCTWlESnE pic.twitter.com/jn8G6Y1lQN
- NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) October 19, 2021
"Everyone on the plane, the 18 passengers and three crew members, survived," Sgt Stephen Woodard of the Texas Department of Public Safety said at a press conference.
The plane totally destroyed
The accident happened shortly after 10 a.m. local time.
The plane, a McDonnell Douglas twin-engine bound for Boston, caught fire and was almost completely destroyed by the fire, impressive images released by the emergency services show.
A slight injury is only to be deplored, according to Trey Duhon, a local official.
The passengers managed to extricate themselves from the aircraft, said Tim Gibson, director of local emergency services.
“They were stunned, very stunned,” he added, stressing that the accident had known “the best possible outcome”.
