2021 Houston MD-87 crash
 Aerial view of the wreckage | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 19, 2021 |
| Summary | Runway excursion. Under investigation |
| Website | Houston Executive Airport, Brookshire, Texas, United States of America |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-87 |
| Operator | 987 Investments LLC |
| Registration | N987AK |
| Flight origin | Houston Executive Airport - (TME/KTME) |
| Destination | Logan International Airport - (BOS/KBOS) |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 21 |
On October 19, 2021, a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87, registered as N987AK, crashed and caught fire during take-off, 500m from Houston Executive Airport.[1] The onboard 18 passengers and three crew members are said to have been safely evacuated out of the aircraft. However, the aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair and was subsequently written-off.[2]
Aircraft
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The aircraft was a 33 year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-87 registered as N987AK. It was originally delivered to Finnair in 1988 as OH-LMB; delivered to Aeroméxico as N204AM in 2000 and several other airlines before entering in service in a corporate configuration with 987 Investments LLC as N987AK in 2015.[2]
Flight
The aircraft was on a non-scheduled charter flight from Brookshire, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts as the passengers were destined to see the Red Sox baseball team.[3] The aircraft was taking off at 10:00 a.m. from Runway 36 when it overshot the runway and ran into a fence and a powerline before coming to a halt, 500m from the runway. It immediately caught fire. All 21 occupants onboard escaped from the burning aircraft safely with only 2 known injuries, both of which were minor.[4][5] Emergency services took action with fire retardants and successfully controlled the flames from the wreckage.[6]The aircraft burned down with only the tail-section left intact.[7]
Investigation
The NTSB will investigate into the accident. The fire-damaged flight data recorders were retrieved from the wreckage of N987AK.[8] In November, the NTSB revealed that both the aircraft's elevators were found to be jammed in the down position. A similar condition had been found in the crash of Ameristar Charters Flight 9363, an MD-83, four years earlier.[9]
See also
- American Airlines Flight 1420
- Ameristar Charters Flight 9363
- Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
- YAK-Service Flight 9633
References
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Noack, Thomas. "Details about N987AK". Planespotters. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Plane carrying 21 people crashes near Houston, two injured". The New York Post. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NTSB Update After Plane Crashes on Take-Off in Houston". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "BREAKING: Plane crash at Boston Airport". AIRLIVE. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bailey, Joanna. "MD-87 Overshoots Runway, Bursts Into Flames". Simple Flying. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Texas plane crash: No one seriously injured after MD-87 jet heading to Boston crashes on takeoff". ABC News. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon. "NTSB recovers voice and data recorders from MD-87 that crashed near Houston". FlightGlobal. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Runway Excursion, McDonnell Douglas MD-87". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved November 10, 2011.