An Atlas Air Inc. cargo jet with at least three people on board has crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday.
#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
FAA reported that its investigators were on their way to the site of the twin-engine Boeing 767 crash, adding that the National Transportation Safety Board would be in charge of the investigation.
#Air11 is over the scene of a cargo jet liner crash in Anahuac Bay. We’re told it was a 767. Crews are searching what appears to be a large debris field. #KHOU11 #HtownRush pic.twitter.com/k5emWlc0pp
— Marcelino Benito (@MarcelinoKHOU) February 23, 2019
Made it to the media staging area at #TrinityBay. Some people have showed up with their boats to try to help, many are out on the water now searching. @KHOU #KHOU11 pic.twitter.com/TAjmIh3kCa
— Janelle Bludau (@JanelleKHOU) February 23, 2019
Texas Game Wardens on scene of a Boeing 767 Cargo Plane Crash in Trinity Bay in Chambers County, US Coast Guard Helicopter and local agencies. Remains and debris over a mile long. pic.twitter.com/rvwImrpOLG
— Texas Game Warden (@TexasGameWarden) February 23, 2019
The cargo jet was reportedly carrying Amazon deliveries and travelling from Miami to Houston. Tracking data from FlightAware.com revealed that the plane made a steep descent from 6,525ft to 3,025ft in 30 seconds; one of the witnesses told media that the jet "went in nose first" and disintegrated.
